Folk Art & Weathervanes

A Small Size Early 20th. C. “Hummer” Windmill Weight Made By the Elgin Wind Power and Pump Co. Circa 1910-1920. The Elgin Co. Was From Elgin, Illinois and Made a Diverse Range of Counterbalance Weights for Their Different Windmills. This Rooster Weight is Embossed Hummer E184 and was Made for Their Smaller 10 Foot Windmill. It is in Excellent Original Condition Retaining Some of its Old Black and Red Paint and Old Rust. The 2 Tail Feather Tips are Not Damaged, They Just Did Not Get Completely Filled with Iron in the Mold which is a Common Condition for the Weight. Interesting Side Note – When Found the Rooster was Part of a Lamp. Now Displayed on Its Custom Stand.

Price: $395.00

ITEM: 10921eb145
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An Excellent Folk Art Dancing Man Toy with His Dancing Performance Board from the Later 19th. C. Or Early 20th. C. Exceptionally Well Carved and Articulated “Dancing Man” Toy with His Original Dance Manipulation Handle and Dancing Performance Board. Retains His Original Black and Red Paint. A Wire Arch Has Been Added to the Board to Provide A Support for the Dancing Manipulation Handle. Found in New Hampshire. Fine Original Condition. Size = Man Alone 13 1/2” Tall, Dancing Manipulation Handle 21 1/2”, Dancing Board 27 1/2” Long  X  5 3/4” Wide.

Price: $450.00

ITEM: NHACOP400
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An Attractive Late 19th. C. Or Early 20th. C. Well Made and Colorful Fringed “Penny Rug” – 52” X 29”. The Rug is Sewn with Areas of Multiple Color Circular Pieces and Overlaid with Smaller Colorful Dots. The Full Rug is Accented with an Applied Well Done Long Fringe Border. Excellent Original Condition on the Top Display Side and Its Fabric Underlay. Size = 52” X 29” Including the Fringe Border. There are Some Areas of Wear and Damage to the Additional Bottom Liner that Does Not Effect the Design Layers. Visible in Last Photo. Found in a Missouri Home.

Price: $335.00

ITEM: MISS135
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A Charming Early 19th. C. 3 – Finger Lapped Construction Oval Box with The Portrait of a Young Woman on the Top Surface and Accented with Black Swag Decorative Borders Around the Outside. Overall Very Good Original Condition with Only a Small Chip on the Tip of 1 Finger on the Top (Shown in the Photo). Size = 5 1/2” Long X 4 3/8” Wide X 2” Tall.

Price: $220.00

ITEM: MASS95
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A Crude and Interesting Blacksmith Made Oversized Wrought Iron and Wood Food Chopper from the Mid-19th. C. Size = 14” Long X 7” Wide. Rather Crude But the Effective Hand Forming by the Blacksmith gives this Oversized Effort an Appealing Look. Fitted with its Original Carved Wood Handle and Hand Wrought Hanging Hook. Fine Original Condition that has Acquired a Nice Old Aged Patina. Mid-19th. C. Found in Penn. which Seems Appropriate.

Price: SOLD

ITEM: Penn.xxx
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A Nice Group of 4 Carved and Painted Birds by the Same Carver from the Palmetto Area of Western Florida, Circa 1960’s. The Birds Include a Great Blue Heron (11 1/4” Tall – 8 1/2” Long), Roadrunner (11 1/2” Tall – 13” Long), Loon (5 3/4” Tall – 5 1/4” Long) and Bluebird (5 1/2” Tall – 5” Long). This Group is Being Offered at a Single Price. The Loon and Bluebird are in All Original Condition. The Heron has a Pin and Glue Repair in the Neck for Extra Strength and the Roadrunner has a Glue Repair in the Tail. Neither Repair Adversely Effects Their Display Appearance. A Nice Varied Group of Quality Bird Carvings for 1 Price.

Price: $110.00

ITEM: Palmetto Florida
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A Most Unusual Large “Crow” Field Decoy That was Cleverly Mounted on a Spring and Farm Tool Handle Stake to Create a “Living Motion” Effect When Deployed in the Farmer’s Field. Found Along with a Similarly Constructed “Dove” Decoy on a Southern Ohio Farm. The “Crow” Figure is Nicely and Realistically Carved. It Retains its Original Black Paint. Very Good Original Condition with Only a Small Chip from the Crow’s Upper Beak Area.  Size= Overall Height on its Custom Stand is 19” Tall. The Crow Itself is 15 1/2” Long X 5” Wide X 6 1/2” Tall.

Price: $440.00

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Exceptional Early 19th. C. Highly Decorated Slide Top Box Paint Decorated with Colorful House and Landscape Scenes on 5 Sides. Pine Wood Construction. Very Good Original Condition with Only Some Minor Scattered Old Paint Loss. Probably European Origin – German or Scandinavian? Size = 14 1/2” Long X 7 1/2” Tall X 9” Wide.

Price: $895.00

ITEM: 71421B(TD)400
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A Nicely Carved and Paint Decorated Hollow Body Female Mallard Duck Decoy by Gary Crossman, C. 1970-80’s. Crossman Worked in the Virginia Area and Created a Very “Pretty” Duck with Nice Details in the Carving and Painting. Signed with Crossman’s “Block C” on the Base. Very Well Done with a Pleasing Personality. Excellent Original Condition. Size = 16 1/2” Long X 5 1/2” Wide X 6” Tall.

Price: $195.00

ITEM: ET40
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Early 19th. C. Paint Decorated Doll’s Bed – Painted to Simulate Birds-Eye-Maple Wood. Accessorized with a Nice Hand Sewn Mattress and Pillow. Supported on Old Rope Base. The Bed Has a Pleasing 4 Poster Design with an Elaborate Scroll Cut Headboard. Excellent Original Condition. A Very Pleasing Piece for the Miniature Country Collector or Doll Collector. Size = 15 1/2” Long X 10” Wide X 12 1/2” Tall.

Price: $335.00

ITEM: Brim.
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