Art Bronze, Signed Marion, Austrian
Copyright / Thenn / Vienna, stamped
As depicted, nice color and patina; fine.
(Height: 16-inches.)
$1,235
913-93
OUTSTANDING
Carved Elk Head
American...great color and patina
19th Century
A magnificent beast...perfect for lodge or large room.
Fine original condition. (Antlers are actually real.)
Dimensions without antlers: 49-inches high, 34-inches wide, 32-inches deep.
Dimensions with antlers (approximate): 73-inches high, 46-inches wide, 48-inches deep.
$3,950
451-3
George Washington Carving
Anonymous - SOLD
As depicted, small carving depicting Washington in civilian clothing, with fire gilt steel sword and holding rolled paper in hand with arm extended. This carving with terrific surface having rich patina, appears to be worked in maple.
Height: 5 5/8-inches.
274-79 - SOLD
Carved and Painted Ships Figurehead
Anonymous
19th Century - SOLD
As depicted, classic female bust in weathered white painted surface; superb patina.
Dimensions: 9-inches high, 8-inches wide, 8.5-inches deep.
201-328 - SOLD
Carved Cake-Cookie Board
Featuring Mounted Hussar
Curly Maple...anonymous
Cake board featuring a bolding carved figure of a mounted Prussian hussar, his saddle blanket displays the crown-over-W cipher used by both Kaiser Wilhelm I (1861-1888) and Kaiser Wilhelm II (1888-1918). Excellent condition. (21.25-inches x 14-inches.)
$2,825
629-7
Classical Woman
Carved Black Walnut
Circa 1870-1900
Carved "in the round" and remaining in fine old surface with good patina.
(Height: 69.25-inches.)
$1,295
346-10
BONES
Carved and Painted
Sailor
Circa 1935
As depicted, strong traces of original paint, terrific surface quality; losses to cap. Signed "BONES", "AUG. 19, 1934-DEC. 25, 1935" on underside of foot.
(Height: 5.5-inches; width: 3.5-inches; depth: 2.25-inches.)
$950
500-4
Bass Relief Carving Of A Gentleman
Anonymous artist and subject
Late 18th to early 19th century...
Profile portrait of balding man wearing long hair and having a prominent nose...carved in marble and bearing some resemblance to the Ben Franklin profile portrait that appeared on fifty-cent coins. (Measures 8-inches square by 3-inches deep.) Piece is installed in custom display mount.
$1,250
931-17
Carved And Painted
Woman
Anonymous
Circa 1880-1890
 
As depicted, the figure wearing a long dress and tightly knotted hairdo was carved "in-the-round" and retains original paint; standing on analogous plinth.
Terrific facial detail; black paint on base has been cleaned with all else fine and original. (Height: 19.5 inches.)
$16,985
144-27
Cherub Carving
Wood, paint and traces of gilt
Continental
Late 18th Century
Nicely carved 14-inch wooden figure of a cherub in flowing gown, traces of old paint, missing one hand, broken foot and one broken finger. An old finish nail on the reverse of the figure serves as a hanging device.
$845
346-14
Carved Panel
Dimensions: 13.75 by 35.25-inches.
$395
453-4
Carving of Older Man With Young Girl
Circa 1860-1890
Fine carving of an older man standing with a young girl with his hand upon her shoulder, looking outward. May be allegorical or historical figures. Dark stain. Measures 11-inches by 5-inches.
$1,250
125-6
MAN IN A BARREL
Probably Niagara Falls, New York
Circa 1900 - SOLD
This figure represents one of the earliest of the rival daredevils who attempted going over Niagara Falls during the first decades of the twentieth century. White pine, carved and painted, iron bands, original painted decoration. The barrel stamped: “P,.P. + H. Palmer” (Height: 12.5-inches.)
Provenance:
Howard and Catherine Feldman collection; David A. Schorsch, 1995: Tony and Sally Grassi Collection.
Literature:
Susan Klein and Cynthia V.A. Schaffner, “Living with antiques: A folk art collection in Pennsylvania,” The Magazine Antiques, September, 1984, page 569, figure 4.
SHF-345 - SOLD
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