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Complete 15 volume set, Beacon
Lights of History, John Lord,
published by James Clark and Co., New
York, 1888-1902, leather and fabric
binding, marbleized papers inside, very
good condition.$150
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Gaudy Welsh soft paste tea set,
circa 1840. Teapot with lid, sugar
with lid, creamer, 10 cups and saucers.
Excellent condition. Teapot, cream and
sugar, 9 cups and 5 saucers perfect. One
cup and 5 saucers have small hairlines
in the center. Used in a museum
setting.$775
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Doorstop, team of horses pulling
Conestoga wagon, 5 1/2" x 9 1/2". Signed
"Hubley 375" and retaining original
Hubley Manufacturing Company's trademark
paper label on back. Original paint.
$345
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Group of 7 early strawberry emeries
circa 1900 (5 with yarn tops, 1 with
embroidery floss, and 1 with felt) and
one tomato pincushion with attached
emery. Emeries are filled with emery
powder, a fine abrasive, used to remove
rust from needles and pins and keep them
polished and sharp. A very nice
grouping.$195
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Firkins, left to right:
Small apple green, 6 1/4" d top, 7 1/4"d
base $310
Soldier blue, 9" d top, 9 1/2" d
base SOLD
Oyster white, 9" d top, 9 3/4" d
base SOLD
Marine blue on green, 11 1/2" d top,
12" d base
SOLD
Original surface labeled "Brown
Sugar", 6 1/4" d top,
6 3/4" d base
SOLD
Dusty blue green, 9 1/2" d top, 9
3/4" d base $495
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Pewter high chair liner, signed and
dated "Charles Maxwell Sears Christmas
1871". A rare pewter form very nicely
engraved. 16 1/2" x 11".$245
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Rare 19th century chalkware dog
bank, 6" tall, very good condition with
brown, black, and red painted accents.
One small indentation to left side base
that may be in the making or an old
chip. Very light, not hollow on the
bottom because it is a bank. A very
regal looking poodle.$145
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German leather jointed doll body,
marked Floradora Germany, last quarter
19th century, with stockings and shoes.
Excellent condition. 11" tall.
SOLD
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Stick spatter rabbit ware plates,
circa 1870-80, unmarked and scarce. 9
1/4" diameter. Excellent condition.$285
each
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Left Stack:
Dark green pantry box, signed Orlando
Mason, Winchendon, Mass., 6 1/2" d
$425
Putty gray pantry box, 9" d
$425
Green pantry box, 11 3/8" d, $445
Right stack:
Black pantry box, 6 3/4" d $185
Green pantry box, 9" d
SOLD
Large Shaker pantry box, 11 7/8" d
$425
Center stack:
Gray pantry box, signed W. Hatch, 6
5/8" d $425
Dark green pantry box, as found, 8
3/4"
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Pair early 1900s American iron
candlesticks, pineapples, excellent
form, scalloped tin drip cups on top.
Fine pineapple detail, in original
condition with no repairs or
restoration. 6" tall x 4" diameter.$495
pair
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Two wood 3-arm candelabra in
original red paint, circa 1920,
wonderful surface. Not a matched pair,
but made by the same hand.$145
each
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18th century pewter charger, 14"
diameter. Reverse is incised with a
castle and a rose. Front has a rose,
letter "I", rose, letter "O", and
another rose incised on the rim.
Excellent condition.$295
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Large 19th century firkin in marine
blue paint, fingerlaps with copper tacks. 11
1/2" diameter lid, 12" diameter
base, 12" tall. Some edge damage to
lid.SOLD
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Early splint basket in original sage
green paint, with handles, wrapped rim,
14" diameter x 7" high to the rim. A
very fine basket in perfect condition.
(Color in the first photo is true.)
SOLD
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American hand wrought iron whirling
broiler, 18th century, rat-tail handle.
21 1/2" long x 9 1/2" diameter x 3"
tall.
$465
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Carved whale shaped carpenter's
plane, 18th century, walnut with nice
detail, excellent condition.
8" long x 4 1/2" tall.$275
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Oval fingered 19th century pantry
box in original oyster white paint, 4"
long, excellent condition with
appropriate wear to the paint from use.
$895
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Salesman's sample buckets, both
dovetailed, early 19th century. Copper 5
1/4" d x 3 1/2" t; brass 6" d x 4" t.
Copper $245; Brass $265
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Algonquin basket from the
Passamoquoddy Tribe, Pleasant Point,
Maine, 1930s-40s, mint condition.
7" long x 5" d x 4" t.
$295
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Apple still life, oil on board,
apples in a wonderful basket on a marble
table, signed and dated on the back "A.
S. Avery, 1885", marked "$20", and
inscribed "From xxx D. xxx, A Merry
Christmas, December 25, 1885." Listed
artist. Excellent condition; replaced
period paint decorated frame with gold
liner.
Sight 13 3/8" x 9 3/8".$895
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Yellow ware seaweed decorated bowl
with blue stripe, rolled foot and rim,
1870-90, probably Ohio, 11"d. Tight
hairline on base does not go through.
Beautiful color in the decoration.
$495
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Toy rocking chair in red paint with
splint seat, early 20th century , all
original. Splint loss to seat.
SALE PENDING
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Document box initialed "MS" in
original paint decoration, square
nailed, with original lock and key,
circa 1870-80. Interior tray lifts out.
Excellent condition. 11" wide x 8 1/8"
deep x 6 1/2" tall.$325
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Rare handled basket with double half
oval lid, New England, mid to late 19th
century. Meant for sewing, lunch, etc.
Excellent condition. 9" wide x 5 3/4"
deep x 9 1/2" tall.$425
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Chalk spaniel sitting on a book,
Pennsylvania, circa 1860-70, mint
condition.
6 3/4" tall x 4 3/4" wide x 2 1/2" deep.$110
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New England Indian basket cradle in
original black paint, signed and dated "Chea
La Rita Nov 1st 1876". Possibly
Algonquin. Some splint loss.$345
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Oversized Staffordshire mug with
tavern scene on both sides and a frog in
the bottom, circa 1850. 4 1/2" diameter
x 5 3/4" wide with handle x 4 1/2" tall.
Excellent condition.$325
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Oval doll table in original
paint-decorated surface, last quarter
19th century, tapered legs and square
nails. Very good condition. 11 3/4" long
x 8 1/4" deep x 6 3/4" tall.
$285
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Windmill weight, circa 1900, short
tail horse in worn paint, Dempster Mill
Manufacturing Company, Beatrice,
Nebraska . 17" long x 16 1/2" tall.$965
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Large 19th century bail handled
pantry box with desirable heavy sides,
square nails, scribe marks, and unusual
iron straps that attach the handle to
the box. Possibly Shaker. 11 7/8" top
diameter x 6 1/4" tall. Excellent
condition with best natural nut brown
color and original surface.
$395
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Miniature "butler" with drop front, four
drawers, two cubbies, and a mirror
inside, circa 1830-50. 7 1/4" tall x 2
3/4" deep x 5 3/4" wide.
SOLD
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Seeder for peas, beans, beets,
cabbage, and parsnips, 1800s, Deering
Company, original paint decoration. Base
is 20" wide x 8" deep x 19" tall.$675
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Toy dresser, circa 1850, with
chamfered drawer fronts, carved applied
trim, square nails, original porcelain
knobs, in chocolate paint. Minor loss to
upper left corners of two drawers.
$290
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Staffordshire blue and white transfer
child's tea set, 18 pieces, circa 1880
in wonderful condition. Missing
lid on sugar.
$290
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Herb cutter in original red paint
with black decoration and initials VC.
Hand wrought iron, normal wear,
circa 1850. 23" x 11" x 12".
$495
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Empire doll's or child's settee, old
red wash with original straw-stuffed
horsehair seat. 11" high x 9" deep x 17
3/4" wide.
SOLD
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Tin litho Zeppelin, 11 1/2" long,
made in Bavaria/West Germany, circa
1950, with original box and directions,
in excellent to mint condition.
$450
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Two "Star" pond boats.
Both have
original masts, sails, and Star labels.
Made in England, circa 1950.
Large yellow, 10" long
$58
Small yellow,
6" long
$48
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Early 19th century hooded doll
cradle in original oyster white paint.
Boldly shaped rockers with charming
proportions. Found in Pennsylvania
with old fitted bed linens. 12 1/2" wide
at rockers x 15" tall x 17 1/4" long.
Tight.
$285
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Wall box in original midnight
blue/black paint, circa 1820, tiny
square and t-head nails, hand chamfered,
found in Pennsylvania. Excellent
condition.
17" wide x 6" deep x 8 1/4" tall.
SOLD
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Complete set of seven pewter
measures, liter to centileter,
hallmarked, mid 19th century. Measuring from 8" to 12".
$765
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Rare mid-19th century "block tin"
canteen from central Vermont, carved
wood stopper, 7 1/4" long x 4 3/4" wide
x 2 1/4" deep. Excellent condition.$245
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Tole snuffer and tray with gold
decoration on black, circa 1850. Snuffer
retains original spring. Tray 9 3/8"
long; snuffer 6 3/4" long.
$245
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Teddy bear food pusher, silver plate
(EPNS) marked 60M/PRIAUR, 1910-20, 2
1/2" tall. Rare form in excellent
condition.
$85
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Winnebago willow basket in original
white, red, green, orange, and blue
paint, c1930-40, tight. 17" high x 12"
deep x 18" wide.
$265
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Staffordshire figures left to right:
Spill with fox, girl, and swan, 9" tall.
$475
Poodle with basket of flowers, 3
3/4" tall. $135
Poodle, 3 1/2" tall, hairline to
rear leg. $135
Spill, girl with flower basket, 5
5/8" tall. $325
Spill, boy with basket, 5 5/8" tall.
$325. Pair $550
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Staffordshire figures left to right:
Spill, Scottish girl with two dogs, 7
3/4". $325
Lady on a horse, 6" tall.
$345
Spill, standing couple, 7 3/4" tall.
$375
Poodle on a stand, 4" tall.
$145
Poodle on a stand, 4" tall.
$145. Pair $250Contact us for more information
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American painted tinware document
box, original tole paint decoration on all
sides and top, circa 1850, rare size,
excellent and original condition. 8"
long x 6" deep x 4 3/4" tall.
$845
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Pewter teapot signed I. C. Lewis
(mark of Lewis and Cowles, East Meriden,
Connecticut), circa 1834-36,
8 3/4" tall.
Excellent condition.$475
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Assembled set of 5 yellow ware
sponge decorated bowls: 4 1/4", 5 3/8",
6 1/4", 7 1/2", and 9 1/4". Excellent
condition with only one small flake on
the foot of the largest bowl.
$495
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Candle box in original salmon paint,
chamfered, dovetailed, carved finger
hold, with two interior
compartments, late 1700s, 11 1/2" x 7" x
4".$545
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Candle box in Spanish brown over
salmon paint, great chamfered lid, square nails,
carved finger hold, late 1700s, 8" x 6
1/2" x 5"h.$375
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Unusual wood frame foot warmer with
tin drawer for coals. Four heart cutouts
in iron top. Late 1700s.
13 1/2" x 15" x 5" tall. Great
condition.
SOLD
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