Folk Art & Weathervanes
All of our current weathervanes will be shown in this category, as well as Folk Art carvings, rocking horses and "whatever".
Small Functional Signal Cannon with a 1” Bore. It looks to have been fired. Brass Cannon is mounted on a Walnut Frame with Brass Decorations. Overall Size of the Cannon is 5 3/4” Long by 4” Wide. Displayed on a nicely done Custom Walnut Planked Deck with Brass Accent Stakes. Probably Mid-1900’s.
Price: $275
ITEM: 2020be125/s
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Very attractive well done School Girl Paint Decorated Figured Maple Box, 9” by 7 1/4” by 2 3/4”. Polychrome painted decorations on 5 sides with Black Key surrounding borders. Decorations include Flowers and Foliage around the sides and a Shell and Accents on the Top. Nice original condition with only a shrinkage check on the top and some minor fading from time.
Price: SOLD
ITEM: Personal
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Very well carved whirligig featuring a 11” Tall Native American Figure standing in a 13 1/2” Painted Birchbark Canoe. Nicely carved Head and Body with accented Clothing details and residual paint. Painted Birchbark Canoe with added accents. Only damage is to the Paddles – one is basically lost above the rotation pivot, the other has Paddle Blade loss. Presented on a Custom Stand which is included.
Price: $895
ITEM: HPA2019
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An Original “Elgin Rooster” Windmill Counter Balance Weight. Made by the Elgin Wind Power and Pump Co. of Elgin, Ill. , C. 1900-1920. Size is 15 1/2” High, 16 1/2” Long and weighs about 34 Pounds. Elgin made a few different models of the Rooster for different size Windmills. This is the Short Base Model for the 10 Foot #2 Windmill. Has a nice worn paint and rust surface. Overall fine original condition.
Price: $1475
ITEM: Personal
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An “Eclipse” Windmill Governor Weight made by Fairbanks, Morse and Company of Chicago, Illinois. Made in the early 20th. C. and used to govern or control the rotational speed of these large Windmills. This example is the thinnest at 2 1/2” Thick. It was used on smaller Windmills. Excellent original condition and perhaps it’s original Black Paint. Displayed on a Custom Steel Display Stand.
Price: $450
ITEM: 119hp210
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Scarce Thicker Version (3 1/2”) of the “Eclipse” Windmill Governor Weight made by the Fairbanks Morse and Company of Chicago, Illinois. Early 20th. C. These Weights were used to control the speed of rotation of the Windmill. This is a Wet Moon model and preferred by farmers who believed the upward shape would catch the rain water. Nice original condition and displayed on a Custom Steel Stand.
Price: $495
ITEM: 719eb155
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Miniature functional hand cranking sewing machine with its original hand painted striping and decoration over its base black. Very good condition with just a few losses. Probably later 19th to early 20th C. 6 3/4″ tall, 7″ wide and 3 1/2″ deep. A nice piece of early industrial mechanics. Probably made for a child to use. From a Delaware collection.
Price: $95
ITEM: 1016EB63
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Outstanding American paint decorated and dated 1838 “Friendship” box. We believe the four ladies pictured in the corners are the “friends” and the other 17 vignettes represent memories from a “Grand Tour” they took together to Europe and the Orient. The box was possibly used to store mementos such as tickets, menus, etc. from the trip.
The box is made of pine with square cut nails on top, dovetailed on the sides, with T-nails in the bottom. The date is painted on the back. The center medallion and the gold scrolls appear to be hand painted. The portraits and the vignettes are probably some form of transfer that has been hand colored. Excellent quality work and condition.
The box measures 18 3/4″ W x 11″ D x 3″H.
Price: $475
ITEM: 95T003
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“Spear” motif Counterbalance Windmill Weight made by the Challenge Co. of Batavia, Il., c, 1900-1920. 29 1/2″ long, 14″ high, 3 1/2″ thick. Weight about 35 lbs. Displayed on a custom made base.
Price: $2250
ITEM: 1113EB120
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Late 19th C. paint decorated document box, painted to resemble rosewood with gold trim on the edges, roses on the center of the top and a gold scroll around the keyhole. Interior is painted blue with a secret storage compartment in the top. May also have had a storage tray in the base as well. Nailed construction. 13″ L, 6 5/8″ deep and 5 1/2″ high.
Price: $495
ITEM: misc
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