Folk Art & Weathervanes
All of our current weathervanes will be shown in this category, as well as Folk Art carvings, rocking horses and "whatever".
A Smaller but Most Interesting Pronounced “S” Shaped Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy- 5 5/8” Long Carved By Kenny Rick of Isle, Minn. Just Note the ‘S” Shape and How that Would Help the Fisherman Manipulate the Decoy in the Water. Extreme but Functional. Well Painted to Represent a Small Trout. 6 Cut Tin and Painted Fins. And, 2 Weights to Provide Proper Balance in the Water. We Purchased this from the Individual who Originally Purchased it from Kenny Rick Many Years Ago in Minn.
Price: $70.00
ITEM: 829KS29
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An Exceptionally Well Carved and Detail Painted 5” “Sunfish” Ice Fishing Spearing Decoy by Dennis/Diana 7/29/2015. The Details of the Carving Around the Mouth and Gills and Forehead and Tail are Exceptional and the Detail of the Painting of the Body and Fins is Outstanding. We Normally Do Not Offer Contemporary Decoys but We thought this One was Worthy of Your Consideration.
Price: $125.00
ITEM: 101821eeb06
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A Well Carved and Painted Song Bird with Wire Legs. Mounted on a Branch and Wall Mounting Block. Overall 8 1/2” Tall. Bird alone is 5” Long. Fine original condition with only some wear to the very top of its Beak. From a Penn. Collection. Although probably originally from Germany, late 19th or early 20th. C.
Price: SOLD
ITEM: 617da10
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A Nice E. I. DuPont Tin Gun Powder Barrel with its Original Labels, Tin Closure Cap and Green Paint. 3 3/4” Tall by 3 1/4” Diameter.
Price: $75
ITEM: 719b35
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Nice Original E. I. DuPont Tin GunPowder Barrel with its Original Labels, Closure Cap and Green Paint. 4 3/8” Tall by 3 1/4” Diameter.
Price: $75
ITEM: 719b35
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An Unusual Garden Water Faucet in the Form of Stylized “Rabbit Ears”. Very collectible and we will be adding others in a while. For this Faucet you squeeze the “Ears” to Release the Water. Made of Brass or Bronze and Like;y From the 2nd Quarter 20th. C. Very nice patina and original condition. Size of the Faucet is 4 3/4” front to back by 5” top to bottom. Mounted for display on a Custom Wood Stand.
Price: $55
ITEM: 1218be6/s
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A Well Proportioned and Well Constructed 5 Drawer Grain Painted Chest. Original Multilayer Paint Swirled to Simulate a Strong Sweeping Grain. Using Medium Orange Mustard over a Darker Green Brown. Accented with a Band of Lighter Color Mustard Around the Drawer Edges. The Primary Wood is Poplar and the Secondary is Pine. Retains its Original Porcelain Knobs. Case is Accented by Chamfered Side Columns and Cupid’s Bow Scalloping on the Sides of the Base. Nailed construction. Very Good Original Paint. Size is 16 5/8” Tall, Case is 12 “ Wide and the Depth 7 3/4”. Like from Penn. or NYS.
Price: $440
ITEM: CAxxx
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A very nice Early to Mid-20th.C. Lumberjack Whirligig found in Merrifield, Minn. He has great form and Original Patriotic Decorated Paddles, Arms and Body. Unfortunately somewhere along the way he lost his head. A friend and award winning Decoy Carver Kirk Schnitker found him and gave him a new one. Wonderfully done and totally in character and proportion with the poor lumberjack. Kirk’s story is recorded by him on the bottom of the Stand. A survivor well worth saving. The Lumberjack alone is 11” Tall. Top of one Paddle to bottom of the other is 21”. Overall height to top of his head is 16 1/2”.
Price: $295
ITEM: X19ks145
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Exceptionally Well Carved “Gartered Trogan” Bird with Beautiful Natural Colors, Signed and Dated 1977 by Harry Ross (1933-2014). Ross had a distinguished career as both a Decoy and Bird Carver in Saybrook, CT. and after retirement in Norway, ME. A large (life size) and colorful Bird native to Mexico and Central America. Size is 10 1/2” Long by 11 1/4” Tall. Excellent original condition. A beautiful carving by a well collected artist.
Price: $135
ITEM: 117be50
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An Unusual Game Board on Short Legs for Table Top Use. It is all Hand Painted in 6 Different Colors. It has an Interesting Wire Cage in the Center of the Board with a Single Dice which is Activated from a Rubber Pad on the Bottom of the Board. The Game Board has Wood Legs and Surrounding Frame with an Early Masonite Board (Masonite has been produced since the early 1920’s). Size is 24” Square. Probably from the 1920’s to 1940’s. Nice original condition.
Price: $795
ITEM: 2020RK400
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