Game Board With Drawer
Original Paint
Second-Half 19th Century
The offset form displays nicely on table or wall.
A red and yellow checkerboard within brown frieze; the backboard set within molded frame analogous to case with single drawer. The backboard is made of an older game board.
Price: $3,475
532-3
NUTCRACKER
Anonymous
Late 19th Century
A 7.75-inch long boldly carved, two piece nutcracker, tail is threaded into body...turn the tail to extend wood piston into walnut sized concave hole on bottom of bird's body therefore cracking the shell of nut. Lovely surface of dark brown paint or rich resin stain. Excellent condition.
Price: $695
814-3
Extremely Rare
Tri-Corner Hat Box
American
18th Century
The molded lid sits within similar molding applied to conforming case. The box is made of white pine and was originally papered; only traces remain. The box is painted in a red resin stain.
Dimensions: 5.25-inches high, 20-inches wide, 17.25-inches deep.
Price: $11,000
424-21
Small Work Box
Paint Decorated
Inset Lid
Decorated With Engraving
Of Church In Australia
A wood box with black and red paint decoration; applied engraving on lid showing a street scene in Australia with a columned church building, soldiers leaning against a guardhouse and a family crossing the street. The box is lined in blue paper. (7 ¾-inches Wide, 5-inches Deep, 1 ¾-inches High.)
Price: $295
336-40
A Rare Queen Anne Spice Box
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Walnut; tulip poplar
Circa 1760-1780
The case with a scratch-molded broken arch cornice centered by the plinth with flame/urn final above the door with sunken molded and arched panels flanking a fluted pilaster. The door opens to fifteen flush drawers with beveled bottoms. The whole raised on small ogee bracket feet with returns. (Height: 31.5-inches; width: 18- inches; depth: 10.25-inches.) We note that 3.5-inches of the pediment including rosettes is restored with all else being fine.
Price: $24,750
107-54
Georgian Tea Cady
Mahogany...marquetry, banded and inlaid
Oblong Octagonal Form, Chamfered Corners
Conch shell, vase and traditional patera inlay
Circa 1800-1825 - SOLD
A finely inlaid tea box with multiple contrasting mixed wood inlays; some inlay with green shading. The lid of this Georgian example with chamfered corners having contrasting inlays centered by conch shell patera above the conforming box opens to a fitted interior. There are two compartments with interior covers embellished with round patera inlay and small button pulls. The compartments retain most of the original foil lining. The façade has matching oval patera... antique vases with floral and foliage marquetry are set into the green tinted ground. The box is in very good original condition with a few minor losses.
(Restoration service available.) Height: 5.125 inches; width: 7.5 inches; depth: 4.5 inches.)
549-4 - SOLD
Hanging Wall Box
Old Gray Paint
Circa 1890-1900
A nice form of good proportion in good surface...
Early round nail construction. (7-inches x 8-inches by 4 ½-inches;
12-inches to top of hanger.)
Price: $1,250
334-39
Stump Speaker Mechanical Bank
By Shepard Hardware Co., 1886 - SOLD
Dimensions: 10-inches high, 4.875-inches wide, 4-inches deep.
536-5 - SOLD
Two Drawer Ballot Box
Dimensions: 10-inches high, 8-inches wide, 8.25-inches deep.
Price: $525
348-195
Nineteenth Century Checkerboard
Faux Grain Painted Back and Opposing Squares - SOLD
A good looking board with squares done in silver powder and faux graining within the border of gold gilt and fine black trim.
(11.5-inches square.)
775-222 - SOLD
"Sunday Sailor"
Pond Sail Boat - SOLD
This single mast sailboat with white painted hull, now yellowed by time; yellow keel, brass rudder and appropriate rigging.
Dimensions: 22.5-inches high, 26-inches long, 5.75-inches wide.
510-90 - SOLD
Papier Mache Snuff Box...lid with painted portrait
Dimensions: 3.75-inch diameter.
Price: $295
400-16
Painted & Turned Wood Hanging Rack or Basket
Very good condition with some wear in the gray paint. Measures 16.25 by 10.75 by 11.5-inches.
Price: $650
348-101
Walnut Box
With Ten Individually Lidded Compartments
Measures 2.5-inches in height, 15-inches in width and 5.5-inches in depth.
Price: $1,485
605-13
Sitting Cats
By Bradley & Hubbard
Dimensions: 7.375-inches by 4.875-inches.
Condition very good.
Ref P. 112, "The Doorstop Book" By John & Nancy Smith.
Price: $835
533-21
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Price: $835
533-22
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17-Shaker Made Oval Band Boxes
An Assembled Stack
One collectors assemblage standing four-feet, three-and-three quarter inches tall; all constructed of maple and pine with classic gothic arches and tack and peg construction. Color and patina as depicted; two of the smaller boxes are refinished with all others being original...couple of minor imperfections otherwise fine.
Price: $14,500
369-25
Railroad Track...with rail switch
Perhaps a model?
Appears to be late 19th Century
Stored in square nailed box that is painted green. Measures 21.5-inches in length, 5-inches in depth and 2-inches in height.
Price: $395
110-314
Civil War Era Binoculars
Brass binoculars with black covering; brass retains about 80% of blacking; no maker mark; very good to excellent; focus is excellent; black leather case is not period. The binoculars measure 9.5-inches extended and 8.25-inches closed.
Price: $575
459-15
Grain Painted Empire Style Doll's Chest
This four-drawer empire style 19th Century doll's chest is grain painted, with brass ring handles. Measures 11.25-inches in height, 10.5-inches in width and 6.75-inches in depth.
Price: $1,350
514-60
Carved Wooden Cookie Mold
Fish Shapes
Cookie mold with a large fish carved on one side and a smaller fish on the other. Measures 8.75 by 3 by .5-inches.
Price: $475
514-84
Toy Wheelbarrow
Old red paint with yellow decoration on sides, a wooden wheel with a turned axle and wire nail construction. Overall condition is good, with one glue-repaired handle mentioned for accuracy. Measures 25-inches in length, 12-inches in width and 6.25-inches in height.
Price: $385
514-82
Set of Seven Copper Funnels
Five of the funnels measure 5-inches in length, one measures 4-inches in length and the last measures 3.25-inches in length.
Price: $2,000
292-9
An Early Double Pocket Wall Basket
New England
Ash Splint
The bottom tier with single wrapped double half-round rim support is integral to the back, which is strengthened by a half-round ash frame. The top tier is attached to the whole by folding the waft over the uppermost weft then sandwiched by the half round wrapped rim; bottom of upper tier supported by a horizontal ash brace with notched ends that is secured to the canted, notched and wrapped vertical members. The small caved handles are notched so that they are secured to the vertical rim by the wrap. Many of the wefts are painted black; great highly oxidized patina. Very few minor imperfections and/or losses.
(Height: 14.5-inches; width: 13-inches; depth about 4.75-inches. Ex Roger Bacon.)
Price: $8,400
208-20
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