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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Horse Pull Toy with wool coat and nice tack including a fine saddle and bridle, fur mane, horsehair tail, circa 1900, marked Germany.
12 1/8" tall x 11 1/2" long x 3 3/4" deep

SOLD

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Gold Mercury Glass Ball, a 19th century German Christmas kugel ornament that has lost its hanger, 4" diameter. Note the bubbles in the glass and take a look at the open pontil to see the thickness of the glass. Wonderful weight and color and beautifully reflective. Shown with a bowl of pears for scale.

$195

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"Speaking Dog" Cast Iron Mechanical Bank, signed "Shepard and Adams, Pat July 14 1883 and Oct 1885". Put a coin on the circular pan and depress the button; the coin drops into the bank, and the dog wags its tail. Retaining traces of paint including red to stockings, bow, apron, and bonnet.
7 1/2" long x 7 1/4" tall x 3 1/4" deep.

$475

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Set of 12 Nested Graduated Tin Sap Buckets in original white paint, each with hand-painted ordinal number marking #1 to #12, rolled rims with a hanging hole just below the rim. 9 1/2" tall, varying in top diameter from 4 1/4" to 8". The painted surface of the largest of the 12 clearly took the brunt of the effects of time, protecting the rest of the nest to some degree. Still, it has a wonderful oxidized surface and all 12 show honest wear from age and use. I have only had one other set of these, but it was missing the two largest. This is the complete set of 12.

$480

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Rufus Bliss Dollhouse, circa 1900, as found. Rhode Island manufacture and hard to find. Structurally sound wooden construction with loss to lithographed paper and back, and wear to interior from use. Electrified and working. 14" tall x 9" wide x 7" deep.

$375

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Group of 3 Small Wooden Indian Clubs, comprised of a pair and a single club, early 20th century, original red, white, and blue paint. The pair are 15" tall; the single is 14 1/2" tall and a bit more bulbous in the body. An appealing group with reverse paint coloration painted at the same time--one of the more bulbous clubs has been lost. Great condition with expected wear from age and use.

$255

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"Penny Doll" in blue calico dress with pantaloons and petticoat, circa 1900, in very good condition. 11 1/2" tall.

$185

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Rare Set of 9 Shaker Berry Baskets, large low-sided double-walled staved picking basket with swinging bail handle and 8 small open staved berry baskets, center one slightly larger, original dry surface. Would have been used for picking blueberries, raspberries, etc.
Shown here with stone apples, sold separately.

$995

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Civil War Era Box with gutta percha lid. Military box for soap and shaving kits for sailors.
4 3/4" square x 3 1/8" tall.

$145

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"Lollipop" Butter Stamp with handle, late 19th century, tulip pattern, original finish with good wear, no losses, found in Maine, scarce.
9 5/8" long x 4 1/2" diameter x 1" deep.

SOLD

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Small Melon Basket with hand-carved acorn attached as found, mid 20th century, no losses.
5 1/2" tall with handle x 5 1/2" diameter.

$235

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Distaff designed to hold unspun flax or wool fibers to keep them untangled to facilitate spinning, circa 1830-50, found in SE Pennsylvania. 21 3/4" x 2 1/2".

$375

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19th Century Tin Tray with stenciled image of a sailing ship and painted rope border.
18 1/4" 13 1/2".

$195

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Shaker Berry Pail in original paint decoration with a coat of varnish. Very nice condition.
3 3/4" tall x 4 1/2" diameter.

$165

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Large 19th Century Maple Bowl in original cherry red paint, nice lip, 17" diameter, excellent condition.

$335

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Early 19th Century Mirror in its Original Shipping Box.
12 1/4" tall x 10 1/4" wide overall.

$195

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Large American Painted Tin Dome Top Trunk, Upson Tinshop, Marion, Connecticut, scratched inscription on the bottom "H. Seamans, April 5, 1834", as well as "Conn" and other writing difficult to decipher (see photo, below). Wonderful urn with fruit decoration on the front and floral bands on the sides, with wear from age and use, especially on the lid.
10" long c 6" wide x 7 1/4" tall.

$425

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Toy Top in original painted striped decoration, late 19th century, flea bite near the tip.
7" tall, 11" circumference.

$175

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Early 19th Century Wrought Iron Heart Trivet,
3 pad feet, wonderful form, excellent condition.
9" long x 6 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" tall.

$225

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Early Turned Dairy/Kitchen Bowl, early 19th century, with foot and shaped rim, great burl figure in the wood, no losses, faint hairline.
9 7/8" diameter x 4 1/2" tall.

$445

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Early Oblong Splint Basket with hand-carved handles at each end, double wrapped rim, made of thicker hand-cut splint, with a wonderful natural nut brown patina. In near perfect condition with some roughness around the right-side handle, as shown. A less commonly found form; makes a statement.
Larger size at 16" long x 9" wide x 5" tall.

$295

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Bronze Trivet with long handle, early 19th century, nice cut-out designs, mint condition. 13 1/2" x 5".

$185

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Miniature Gathering Basket, mid 20th century, perfect condition.
4 1/4" diameter x 2 1/2" tall without handles.

$185

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Small Cast Iron Moose Shooting Target, circa 1920. 6 5/8" tall with stand.

$195

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Pressed Steel Locomotive and Coal Tender Friction Toy, Dayton Schieble friction hill climber, early 1900s, unmarked.
24" long x 5" deep x 6 1/2" tall.

$265

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Miniature Nicely Woven Handled Basket, SE Pennsylvania, 1930s-40s, perfect condition.
4 1/2" tall with handle x 3 1/4" diameter at the rim.

$195

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Knife Box from Vermont, circa 1850, original paint decoration, square nails, and fanciful shape. Great dry surface, no losses or breaks.
13" long x 6 7/8" wide x 4 1/4" tall.

$445

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Bail-Handled Pantry Box in original teal blue paint, 19th century, heavy-sided, 9 1/2 diameter, found in Maine. Initials "A. B. D." incised into lid. Excellent condition.

$595

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Mason Premier Grade Bluebill Decoy, good original paint.

$375

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Pewter Salt Box, circa 1840, wood lid on early hinges, "King's rose" engraved around hanger, hallmarks on base.
9 1/4" tall x 6 3/8" wide.

$365

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Van Briggle Pottery Vase, circa 1920, matte glaze, excellent condition. 4 7/8" tall x 2 3/8" diameter top.

$245

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Van Briggle Pottery Owl Bookends, circa 1920, signed, 5" wide x 5 1/4" tall.

$345 pair

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Very Large Bandbox, "Unidentified Chapel and Buildings", pink, white and pale varnish on blue ground wallpaper, lid lined with newspaper dated 1828. This design is pictured and described on page 180 of the volume Hat Boxes and Bandboxes at Shelburne Museum, by Lilian Baker Carlisle, published by The Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont. Very good original condition with expected wear, retaining excellent color. 19� x 15 �� x 12" t.

$1650

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