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Pair of ship paintings framed in shadowboxes, oil on tin trays, original custom frames signed by J. W. Lodge Picture Frame Maker. Both 15 3/4" x 11 3/4" x 2" deep. Excellent condition.

$695 pair

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Diamond shaped penny rug, late 19th century, wool on cotton in shades of gray, black, blue, and red, hand sewn, mounted for hanging, 22 1/2" x 35".

$595

 

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Chalkware poodle, mid-19th century, Pennsylvania, all original, 5" long x 6" tall x 2 1/4" deep. Excellent condition.

$210

 

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Parcheesi gameboard, applied moulding, dated 1913 on back, great color. 20 3/4" x 24 3/4".

$1495

 

 

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Powder horn with-carved raised five-point star, 1800-1820, 14" long. End measures 3 7/8" x 3" oval with a period brass pull. Excellent condition.

$185

 

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Double-sided gameboard in original black, orange, and salmon paint, checkers and backgammon, circa 1900, molding on all edges. 19" long x 14 1/2" wide.
Excellent condition.

$895

 

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Oil on canvas painting of a bird dog, 19th century, period frame. Wonderful color and composition, minor restoration to canvas. 24 3/4" x 31 1/4".

$1895

 

 

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Pond boat, 1920-40, original paint and sails, with lead keel, mahogany decking, brass rings. 31"tall x 5" wide x 28" long. Stand included.

$650

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Miniature duck carvngs, Maine, circa 1920.

Pintail with single repair  SOLD
Old Squaw  $375
Canvasback  $345

 

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Runner, wool, in wonderful shades of grey and blue with a punch of red, circa 1900. Excellent condition.
30" wide x 21' 6".
(Please note: rug is shown over our grey stair carpet, making it appear to have a wide binding on the edges).

SOLD

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Hand hooked rug depicting a dove over a rose, New York state, late 19th century, wool on burlap, 30" x 40". Excellent condition, cleaned and mounted on a frame.

$1250

 


 

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Folk art window planter box with fence, arbor, gate, and hand carved bird, early 20th century, probably Pennsylvania, original paint. 20" wide x 18 1/4" tall x 9" deep.

$395

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Bars pattern quilt, circa 1890-1900, tiny black and white print (appears grey), wide dotted indigo stripes, and a great brown stripe backing, 84" x 76". Mint condition.

$695

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Wonderfully constructed folk art wood window planter box, northeast Pennsylvania, early 20th century, can stand or hang. 17" wide x 20 3/4" tall.
Excellent condition.

$225

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Early geometric hooked rug, mounted on frame for hanging, 38 1/4" x 19".

$495

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"Yard long" still life oil on canvas of peaches and grapes, circa 1920. Good condition. 10" tall.

$275

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Oil on canvas painting of a stag, circa 1890, original gold frame. Excellent condition.
19 1/2" wide x 22 1/2" tall.

$195

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Gertrude (Gitty) Ann Stevens' sampler, 1842, Canadian, with documentation. Framed with biographical information found with the sampler, including a photograph of her home (bottom center). The right hand box says: "Their home, which Mr. Leek built on the Talbot Rd. near St. Thomas, Ontario."  Some loss to red thread bordering alphabet. Otherwise excellent condition (artifacts from glare of glass in photos).
Exterior dimensions 21 1/4" x 28 1/4".

$1450

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Pennsylvania Dutch decorated box, early 19th century, snipe hinges, remnants of original wire latch.
10" tall x 11" deep x 16 1/2" long.

$875

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Elizabeth Beth Stockton's sampler, 1825. Detailed motifs. Excellent condition in original gold-lined frame.
15" x 17 3/4".

$1350

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Harriet Hickson's sampler, 1833, in olive, reds, tan, and salmon on linen. Variety of stitching including the alphabet in buttonhole stitch. Good condition; frame is replaced.
14 1/4" x 15 1/4" exterior.

$495

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Rag rug stair runner, shades of blue and salmon,
27' long x 20" wide. Excellent condition.

$275

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Carved folk art shorebird on iron legs, early 20th century, repaired break to bill. All original. Great personality.

$335

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Center: Early golden plover circa 1900, Cape Cod, MA. All original.  SOLD

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Early shorebirds.

Left: Very early yellow legs circa 1900, in old working repaint. Bill is a replacement. $765
 

Right: Early plover circa 1900, old working repaint. Bill is a replacement, roughness to tail end.  $340

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Hand hooked rug on burlap, red stag centered on a tan ground with wonderful variegated border, early 20th century, mounted on frame for hanging, 24" x 33 1/2".  (Note: lighter area to right of stag is due to light source and is not in the rug itself.) Excellent original condition.

$895

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Oriental rug, circa 1930, shades of black, brown, navy, and salmon. 71" x 44". Clean. Excellent condition.

$395

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Winter scene, oil on canvas, circa 1900 in original frame. One small repair to upper left corner in the sky, not visible from the front. Old photo of a man on the back. 24 " x 28".

$795

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Pair of redhead decoys by Madison Mitchell, Havre de Grace, Maryland, retaining original weights. Mint condition.

$780

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Black and white painted gameboard with reservoirs, circa 1920-30. Nicely painted on the edges, never hung until now. Chinese checkers on the reverse. 19 " x 29 1/2".

$295

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Silhouette of a gentleman, circa 1820, hollowcut with nice details including watercolor lapel, in excellent condition. Replaced frame. 7 1/4" x 5".

$285

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Pastoral autumn landscape oil on canvas, New Hampshire, circa 1870, house with barn, horse and buggy, winding road, stone wall, pond, boy with ducks, woman at well. Unsigned. Exterior 23 1/2" x 33 1/2". Excellent condition. Cleaned; replaced frame.

$2600

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Seven handmade flying mallards and chicks, circa 1920, 3" to 6 3/4" long x 1 3/4" to 5" tall. Very good condition.

7 for $375

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Hand carved miniature pheasant in original paint, tack eyes, circa 1930-40, 5" long.

$325

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Outstanding half-size pair full-bodied Canada Geese carvings in flying position, mid-20th century, 18 3/4" long and 11" wide from wing top to tip, mounted on wood and tin hangers pinned to body. Wonderful carved feet and serrated edges on wings. Carver unknown. Excellent original condition.

$895

 

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Still life oil on canvas in gold leaf frame, signed F. Leissler, circa 1920. 27" x 20". Mint condition.

$695

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Amish quilt, Log Cabin pattern in striking raspberry, green, black, and brown. Tiny logs average 3/8" wide. Made about 1880 by Susan Barkman, Franklin Grove, IL. Provenance available. 77" x 78". Excellent condition.

$875

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Mid 19th century hand carved convex wreath, leaves with berries, New England, concave back, original dry white paint. Excellent condition with old repairs to age separations on back. Believed to be an architectural embellishment from an early home.

$1650

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Oil on canvas farmyard scene of cows fording a stream at sunset with children playing on the dock and a dog standing guard, original stretcher, circa 1870-80, 37" x 26 1/2", unframed. Cleaned, minor restoration.

$1125

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