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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Small mohair Teddy bear, 1930s, marked "M. I. Hummel", jointed, button eyes, original clothes with watch fob. 10" tall.

$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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Friendship sampler dated 1790, by Mary Sharp to Ann Limmer, silk cross stitch, with basket, flowers, two dogs, mounted in an early deep molded frame with ring hanger, 14 1/2" x 15 1/2", sight 9" x 10". Excellent condition.

$695

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Toy rifle with brass eagle on the stock, "Harmless" on the label. Nice detail and construction in excellent condition. Replaced corks. 30" long.

$165

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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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Grenfell rug depicting a village in the snow, circa 1930. 16 1/2" diameter. Excellent condition.

SOLD

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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.

$595

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Hooked rug, flowers on stems meet in the middle to form a star, framed by oval in the hit or miss pattern, evenly worn and faded, with wool binding, early 20th century. 42 1/4" x 24 1/2".

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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Still life of grapes spilling out of a basket with peach and two strawberries, oil on academy board, original frame. Signed "Louise Gardiner 1924 in her 82nd year". 14 1/4" x 20 1/4".

$200

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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.

$895

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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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Garden weathervane with woman in housedress and apron smoking a cigar, watering her garden with a watering can, observed by a squirrel, with original directionals and mount on stand, hand cut and forged iron, original surface, circa 1920, off a house in Kansas City. 31" long x 44" tall including stand.

$1950

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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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Hand carved 19th century wooden horse pull toy, great thin profile, on original base with painted wheels, hooves mortised through, original paint. Base 11 1/2" long, horse 13 1/2" long x 13 1/4" tall. Excellent condition.

$345

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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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Circa 1880 rose variation quilt, pieced and appliqued, interesting gating dividing the floral blocks, all hand done, 91" x 95", wonderful quilting, excellent condition.

$695

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Early Vermont quilt, circa 1860, glazed cotton backing, 81" x 86", some splitting to backing fabric, replaced binding.

$335

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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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Carved polychrome rooster, circa 1920, 18" tall, old repair to comb.

$395

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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".

$895

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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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Sheet iron horse weathervane, circa 1880, weathered surface. Very well constructed including original reinforcements to legs, tail riveted to body. All original. 19" wide x 20" high excluding rod and contemporary stand.

$795

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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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c1880 Tartan Courthouse Steps log cabin quilt, brown background with plaid steps, cotton with red wool binding, 70" x 76", very graphic, rare, in crisp unused condition.

$795

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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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Tole paint decorated knife box, canted sides, shaped handle, all original, probably Maine, circa 1880. 13 1/2" long x 10 1/4" deep. Excellent condition.

$475

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Grenfell Mission hooked rug from Labrador, wool yarn on burlap, early 20th century. Mounted on stretcher 24" x 17". Mint condition.

$475

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Hooked rug with bird, rabbit, squirrel, deer and pair of ducks, circa 1930, 32" x 20 1/2". Mounted for hanging.

$275

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Hooked rug, wool on burlap, 47" x 29 3/4", a great medley of vegetables including red and green peppers, onions, asparagus, celery, eggplant, beans, peas, cabbage, tomatoes, etc. Variegated background in soft browns and set off by a border in eggplant. A rare pattern in excellent condition, finely hooked with tiny strips of wool. Mounted for hanging. Found in Massachusetts.

$895

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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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Cement statue of a young Black shoeshine boy, original weathered painted surface, circa 1920, 22" tall. Signed "Copyright Concrete Machinery Co., Inc." Much better than the photo.

$265

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c1880 oil on canvas painting of landscape with sheep, probably Hudson River School. Cleaned and relined. Original frame with gilt liner. 38" x 28" sight, 46" x 36" exterior dimensions.

$2295

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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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