Sign of the Whale Antiques

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630-469-5320
558 Crescent Boulevard, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137
info@signofthewhaleantiques.com

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Pine needle Winnebago sewing basket with applied decorations, early 20th century. 15" x 14 x 5 1/2" t. Excellent condition. (Note: filtered light on lid--color is uniform.)

$250

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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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Amish hooked rug with 8-point star, 19th century, Pennsylvania, in deep purples, blues, and black variegated ground, on burlap, excellent condition.
Mounted for hanging, either vertically or horizontally.
30 1/4" x 39".

$695

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Large gameboard with well-executed wildlife paintings in each corner, circa 1920. Nice old surface with breadboard ends. All original and found in Pennsylvania. 41" x 25".

$850

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Early 19th century American schoolgirl watercolor of an eagle. 2 3/4" x 3 1/2" sight; 5" x 5 3/4" exterior. Replaced frame.

SOLD

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Calligraphy in original deep frame with gold liner, "God Bless Our Home, late 19th century. Beautifully rendered in dark blue, salmon, seafoam, and gold ink. Excellent condition. 9" x 11".

$145

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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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Early red and black gameboard, set inside a red and black border with mitered corners and pegged construction, in original paint. 17 1/2" square x 3/4" thick. Some loss to what appears to be bone inlay between the squares and in the border.

$695

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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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Four-block mirror eagles applique quilt in turkey red, cheddar, and sage green, 86" x 86", Center County, PA, mid 19th century, lush quilting including stipple. Superb unused, unwashed condition.

$3850

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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Tavern sign, Jack Willis Tavern, original red and black lettering on a soft mustard ground, c1920, Wisconsin, 12" x 60". Great color, surface, and condition.

SOLD

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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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Miniature red-breasted merganser hen, carved by Doug Jester (1876-1961), Chincoteague, Virginia. 5" long.

$475

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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".

$395

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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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Boat flag, circa 1910-30, wool, with 13 sewn stars, brass grommets, mounted for hanging, 23" x 35 1/2", framed size 26" x 37 1/2", excellent condition.

SOLD

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American running horse weathervane, copper hollow body and tail, nicely molded features, probably Fiske, New York, second half 19th century. Excellent condition. 32" long x 18 1/4" tall with stand.

$3400

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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.

$450 set of 7

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"Adam and Eve" applique quilt, trees with stuffed apples, 72" x 72", southern Illinois, excellent condition. Note the artist's ability to make each tree unique. One of a kind.

$595

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Cakestand quilt, c1870, wonderful small scale pattern in double pink and brown print, 76" x 78", all hand done, excellent condition.

$495

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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.

$885

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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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Whirligig, 1930s, excellent condition.

$285

Rick West, Daily Herald photographer

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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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Mennonite quilt, "sawtooth" pattern, brick red and black, 70" square, London, Ontario, 1910-20, mint condition.

$675

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Small watercolor portrait of a woman in a blue dress, exquisitely detailed in original oval wood frame, 4" x 6", c1850.

$385

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19th century landscape, oil on canvas, unframed, nice detail, scattered minor damage. 32" x 24".

SOLD

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Assembled group of 37 "Dancing Dans" including one Uncle Sam and two women. Six are mounted on platforms, and seven have independent paddles. Second quarter 20th century.

$2220

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Cement horse, white with grey base, mid 20th century. Good strong form. 23" long x 24" tall x 8 1/2" deep.

$425

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Early applique quilt, stylized star-flower pattern with vining border of cherries or grapes on stems, red piping between field and border, 88 " square, circa 1850. Extremely well-quilted.

$850

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Pair "pinch neck" canvasback decoys with bobtail bodies, classic Michigan form, Pointe Mouillee, Michigan, working repaint, circa 1900. 15 1/2" long.

$595 pair

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Charming portrait of a draft horse, oil on board in old frame, circa 1900. 17" x 15"; sight 11 1/4" x 9 1/4".

$425

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Small two-masted ship model, original paint, old loss to tip of rear mast. 10 1/8" long x 11 1/8" tall.

$275

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Ship in a bottle with village in background, c1920-30. 12" long x 3 1/2" deep.

$165

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Large gameboard in original red and black paint with nicely molded frame, circa 1910-20, found in Vermont. Good aged surface, was once used as a table top. 23 1/2" square.

$495

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Early trade sign circa 1860 for Plummer's, a business in Newburyport, Massachusetts that reportedly made and/or sold hats, caps, and furs. Original blue painted ground with oyster white letters shadowed in darker blue, nicely beveled edge, on one board 53 1/2" long x 6 3/4" high x 3/4" thick. Very good condition with some paint loss. Graphic and wonderful.

$965

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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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Calligraphy of a bird in original frame, memorial to Otis Lloyd Mallory, dated 1922. Nicely flourished. 11" wide x 9 1/4" tall.

$225

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Sheet iron Black dancing child, circa 1920. Weathered original painted surface, 26 1/4" tall with custom stand.

$2200

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Early Victorian sled, circa 1860s, unusual original painting of a sailboat. 41" long. Someone must have hung it at one time as there is an old hole above the sailboat (see photos).

$685

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