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Here is a nice folky whirligig from Maine. Made about the 1940's, it has unusual construction with a small 4-bladed fan on top. When it turns the gardener's arms and hoe go back and forth. This piece is hand made from pine, plywood, and metal. It is mounted on a wood base which originally may have been either a hat form or a foundry mold. It has an old and oxidized surface with nice paint and good color. There is some paint loss and rust on the blade. The condition is very good. The whirligig is about 27" high to the top of the blades, including the base. It is 39" long and 3" wide. The blade is about 9" in diameter, while the base is about 11" across. The price is $475.00. Inventory Code: THAC. See a Slideshow of several views. [386K] ... Video of the action. [589k]
Gardener whirligig ... The other side ... Another angle ... Closeup of man ... Closeup of tail ... Man, one side ... Man, other side ... Two back views ... Two front views ... Closeup of the propeller ... From above.
Larger images: Gardener whirligig ... The other side ... Another angle ... Closeup of man ... Closeup of tail ... Man, one side ... Man, other side ... Two back views ... Two front views ... Closeup of the propeller ... From above.
This old cast iron shooting gallery target duck has remnants of red and white paint. It was mounted in a split log base with glue. A manufacturer's mark on the back says "King". The target is 5 3/4" long and stands 5 1/4" high by 2 1/2" deep as mounted. It is old, in very good, used condition. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: TAPW. Duck shooting gallery target ... Closer view ... Side view ... Back ... Closeup of back ... From above.
Larger images: Duck shooting gallery target ... Closer view ... Side view ... Back ... Closeup of back ... From above.
This is a great African-American carving, very large and striking, of a hand holding up an egg. It was carved from a section of a large log. This piece has an enormous "look" and presence. It stands 31" high, and the irregularly shaped base is approximately 16" in diameter - about 19" across at its widest. The carving was found in southern Somerset Co, PA or northern Garret Co, MD in the early 1970's, although it is much older than that. It has remained in a private collection for the last 30 years or so. The age splits, visible in the photo, do not affect the stability or solidity. The condition is very good. The price is $3500.00. Inventory Code: TASP. Carved hand and egg ... Three more views ... Different angles ... Closeup of the hand and egg ... Second closeup ... Third closeup ... Fourth closeup ... Fifth closeup ... Closeup from above ... Very close of the fingers ... Another very close shot ... Closeup of base ... Another closeup of base ... Third closeup of base.
Larger images: Carved hand and egg ... Three more views ... Different angles ... Closeup of the hand and egg ... Second closeup ... Third closeup ... Fourth closeup ... Fifth closeup ... Closeup from above ... Very close of the fingers ... Another very close shot ... Closeup of base ... Another closeup of base ... Third closeup of base.
This is an old "Wet Paint" sign with great graphics. It probably is from the 1940's. This sign is printed on a heavy card stock in a black wood frame. The image is 8 5/8" by 12 1/4" while the overall size of the frame is 11" by 14 5/8". There are five available. They are $65.00 each. Inventory Code: TCAC. Keystone paint sign ... Overall, with the frame ... Closeup ... A second closeup ... Side view.
Larger images: Keystone paint sign ... Overall, with the frame ... Closeup ... A second closeup ... Side view.
This is a very graphic old "Wet Paint" sign for Dutch Boy white lead paint. It is not dated but came with some others from 1934 and '36. This sign is printed on a heavy card stock, in a black wood frame. The condition is very good. The image is about 7 1/4" by 10 1/2" while the overall size of the frame is 9 3/4" by 12 3/4". There are three available, and they may be purchased with or without frames. The price is $45.00 as framed or $35.00 without the frame. Inventory Code: TCTR. Dutch Boy wet paint sign ... With the frame ... Side view.
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This is an old "Wet Paint" sign for Dutch Boy white lead paint. It is dated 1936. This sign is printed on a heavy card stock, in a black wood frame. The condition is very good. The image is about 7 1/4" by 10 1/2" while the overall size of the frame is 9 3/4" by 12 3/4". There are seven available, and they may be purchased with or without frames while our supply of frames lasts. The price is $40.00 as framed or $30.00 without the frame. Inventory Code: TCTP. Dutch Boy wet paint sign ... With the frame ... Side view.
Larger images: Dutch Boy wet paint sign ... With the frame ... Side view.
This is an old "Wet Paint" sign for Dutch Boy white lead paint. It is dated 1934. This sign is printed on a heavy card stock. The sign is about 7 1/4" by 10 1/2". It has a minor crease across one corner, and foxing along one side as visible in the photos. It is unframed, or may be ordered in a black frame similar to the other paint signs, while our supply of frames lasts. The size if framed would be 9 3/4" by 12 3/4". The price is $25.00 as is, or $35.00 framed. Inventory Code: TCTS. Dutch Boy wet paint sign ... Larger image.
This is a pottery head of a football player. It is a strong and expressive piece of folk art sculpture. It measures 8" high by 6 1/2" wide by about 6" deep, and is of unknown age, but it is old. It is solid, not hollow, and very heavy. The condition is fair: part of the face guard on the helmet is missing, and there is minor flaking on the surface. In spite of this, it is a vivid folk art portrait with great "presence". The price is $375.00. Inventory Code: TACK. Pottery football player ... Another view ... One side ... The other side ... Back ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... Closeup of back ... Another overall view ... From above ... From below.
Larger images: Pottery football player ... Another view ... One side ... The other side ... Back ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... Closeup of back ... Another overall view ... From above ... From below.
This is an oil painting on canvas of a giant soldier watching over Europe. It is unsigned, and was found in Iowa. From the 1940's, it is in the original frame and in very good condition. The size is 18 1/2" by 23 3/4"; the frame is 24 1/2" by 29 1/2". The price is $275.00. Inventory Code: AACP. Image ... Larger image ... Back view.
This is a very weathered, primitive carved head of a bearded man. It is painted red, white, blue, and brown. It was found in Shreveport, LA, and probably dates to the 1930's or 40's. He is a cheerful fellow, standing 20" high, 8 1/2" wide, and 6 1/2" deep. While wood and paint are weathered, he is strong and sturdy, in very good display condition. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: TCOW. Carved bearded man ... Closeup ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... From above ... From below.
Larger images: Carved bearded man ... Closeup ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... From above ... From below.
This delightful W.W.II era collage was made from cut paper by Virginia Love, a girl in St. Louis, MO. It measures 8 1/2" by 11 3/4", in a frame 12 3/4" by 16", and is in excellent condition. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: PWHC. Image ... Closeup ... Larger image.
This "Chickenwhistle" is one of those wild pieces we come across periodically which really make us smile. The story is that this device was placed on a piano top with a live chicken in the round metal area on top. Grain was put in the lower box. When the chicken "whistled" along with the tune being played, the lid was opened to the grain box and the chicken got its treat. This piece is 14 1/2" wide, 8" deep, and about 21" high. It supposedly is of African-American origin; is in very good, used condition; and has a really nice old surface to the paints. It was probably made around the 1930's. The price is $285.00.
Inventory code: AWAR. Overall image ... Other side ... Front ... Back ... Open feedbox lid ... View with a plant ... 2nd view with plant.
Larger, more detailed images: Overall image ... Other side ... Front ... Back ... Open feedbox lid ... View with a plant ... 2nd view with plant.
This unusual child's quilt from Iowa has red and white crosses, with smaller crosses pieced into the sashing. From the 1930's/40's, it is machine pieced and quilted, and measures 34 1/2" by 52 1/2". It is in good condition, with one small spot. The price is $375.00 Inventory Code: PWPT. Image ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... Back ... Closeup of back. Larger images: Image ... Back.
This is a fun and funky apartment house for birds. It is made from an old oak barrel and is decorated with pine cross pieces on top and little pine porches. There are about 12 individual compartments and hand cut openings for the birds. It has been used. The barrel is 16" in diameter, and the height to the top of cross pieces 20 1/2". They are 18" long. This birdhouse was probably made about the 1930's or 40's, but it is very difficult to tell age because of weathering. There is a little loss to the porches and tips of some cross pieces; the overall condition is very good and sturdy. The price is $275.00. Inventory Code: ARCW. Image ... Another view ... A third view ... From above ... Closeup.
Larger images: Image ... Another view ... A third view ... From above ... Closeup.
This is a detailed and wonderfully painted model swing made out of twig. The twigs are incised and painted, and it does swing. From the NC/TN mountains, it was probably made around the 1920's or 30's, and is in excellent condition. 17" high by 8 1/2" by 8 1/2". The price is $295.00. Inventory Code: APHP. Side view ... Front view ... A third angle ... With a carved man (not included) sitting in the swing.. Larger images: Side view ... Front view ... A third angle ... With a carved man (not included) sitting in the swing..
This is a folky chip-carved frame on a free-standing swivel base. It is made from two shades of wood with a clear varnish finish. There are nice construction details, including uprights which are mortised and pegged. It stands 7 1/4" high by 7 1/2" wide by 3 1/4" deep. The opening is 3 1/8" high by 3" wide, and a photo could easily be added from the back. The condition is excellent, and the age is probably 1940's or 50's. It was found in TN. The price is $110.00. Inventory Code: AATR. Chip-carved desk frame ... Larger image ... Back ... From below.
This is a hand drawn and painted tribute to the artist's parents on their 50th wedding anniversary. At the top it says "Love, Honor, and Obey". A sign on the wall says "Home Sweet Home", and the couple is talking about their happiness. The man is holding a copy of the Buffalo Lake News with headlines about divorce, while a note on the bouquet reads in part: "Congratulations to Mother and Dad". It is ink, pencil, crayon and tempera on textured paper, in a frame that measures 11 3/4" wide by 14 3/4" high. The visible area is 10 3/4" by 13 3/4". A signature and date are partly hidden by the frame. We can't make out the date for sure, but it looks like '37. The condition is excellent. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: AAPW. Image ... Closeup of couple ... Closeup of bouquet and message ... Closeup of newspaper. Larger images: Image ... Closeup of couple ... Closeup of bouquet and message ... Closeup of newspaper.
This is a very detailed model house with accurately carved construction details, a heavy wire fence, and yard. It is also a birdhouse. It includes a carved chair and sofa on the porch. All the downstairs windows have what seems to be pictures of windows taken from magazines. These are mounted behind thin clear plastic. The fence likely was cut from a larger piece of wire mesh. The gate swings open and closed. The base (yard) is pine and the rest is a combination of pine and crate wood. The overall condition is very good - especially for the age, likely about the 1940's, and the outdoor use. However there is some slight loss to the top of the chimney and a bit of the back right roof corner was split off years ago. The entire house, yard, and fence has been painted, with no sign of repaint or overpaint. There is some natural aging, crazing, and wear in the paint. The yard is 14 3/4" by 19 1/2"; the house 13 1/2" by 11" and 9 1/2" high to the ridge. The price is $475.00. Inventory Code: AKHO. Folk art birdhouse ... Front view ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup ... Another closeup of front ... Closeup from above, gate open ... Top view ... Back view.
Larger images: Folk art birdhouse ... Front view ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup ... Another closeup of front ... Closeup from above, gate open ... Top view ... Back view.
This is a pair of old wood wall pockets or sconces. They are made from pine and painted a dark red/orange which has aged with weather. They were likely used in a garden as plant holders. Because of being used outdoors age is difficult to determine. They could be as old as from the 1920's or 30's. These pieces were originally either part of a larger construction or attached to something like a fence, as there are nail holes and a matching unpainted area on the back of both. They are very attractive and functional and could be used either inside or out. Each is about 22" high, 12 1/2" wide, and 6" deep. The paint is solid, not flaking. The price for the pair is $175.00. Inventory Code: TTCT. Painted wall pockets ... Side view ... The other side ... One, from above ... Back of one ... One, from below.
Larger images: Painted wall pockets ... Side view ... The other side ... One, from above ... Back of one ... One, from below.
This is a metal chair made from objects found around the farm. The seat is a large pitchfork, the back is a disk from a cultivator. There are three horseshoes worked in, along with chain and other machine or wagon parts. While it has rockers and does rock, the tendency is to sit still on the rear stops. It has very nice old black and yellow paint. The chair measures 29" high by 21" wide by 28" deep. It is in very good, useable condition with minor paint wear, from the 1930's or 40's. There is a stool below by the same maker. The price is $675.00. Inventory Code: TPHH. Metal found object chair ... Front view ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup of back and seat ... Closeup of lower front ... Closeup, one side ... Closeup, other side ... Another overall view ... Back view ... From above.
Larger images: Metal found object chair ... Front view ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup of back and seat ... Closeup of lower front ... Closeup, one side ... Closeup, other side ... Another overall view ... Back view ... From above.
This metal stool made from found objects came from the same maker as the chair above. The seat is a disk from a cultivator, similar to the back of the chair. It stands 18 1/4" high by 17 1/2" wide by 14 3/4" deep. The surface is a worn old green and white paint. It is in very good, useable condition, from the 1930's or 40's. The price is $150.00. Inventory Code: TPHW. Metal found object stool ... Back view ... Side view ... The other side ... Another overall view ... Closeup of legs ... From above ... From below.
Larger images: Metal found object stool ... Back view ... Side view ... The other side ... Another overall view ... Closeup of legs ... From above ... From below.
This is a hand colored photograph of burlesque can-can and fan dancers. The picture is old, perhaps from the 1930's and is matted and mounted in a newer frame with a padded fabric matting. The image is about 15 1/5" by 8 1/2". The frame is a bit over 23" by 16". It's a wonderful piece. The price is $395.00. Inventory Code: TTHH. Photo of burlesque dancers ... Closeup ... Side view.
Larger images: Photo of burlesque dancers ... Closeup ... Side view.
This is a wonderful, likely one of a kind shelf. It was made by noted Milwaukee architect and designer Russell Barr Williamson, who worked with Frank Lloyd Wright and continued in the Prairie School. This piece has exceptional form, conveyed through a sparse style. The detailing is very fine, with finger joints, a detailed, layered, multitoned finish, and an extra, hidden support bracket in the back. It was made in the 1940's or 50's, and measures 37 1/2" wide by 14 1/4" high by 8" deep. The condition is excellent, with a few slight scrapes on the bottom where it attaches to the wall. The price is $450.00. Inventory Code: TCHO. Painted wood shelf ... Another view ... From the other side ... Closeup of one end ... Closeup other end ... Closeup of middle ... Another view from above ... From below ... Closeup of back ... Closeup of hardware in back.
Larger images: Painted wood shelf ... Another view ... From the other side ... Closeup of one end ... Closeup other end ... Closeup of middle ... Another view from above ... From below ... Closeup of back ... Closeup of hardware in back.
Here is a round bottle cap basket with a handle. It has a good look, and is made from cork-lined caps, in old silver paint with some rust. The size is 9 1/2" high by 7 3/4" in diameter, and the condition is very good. It was probably made in the 1940's. The price is $175.00. Inventory Code: ATSR. Bottle cap basket ... Another view ... Side view ... From above ... Another view from above. Larger images: Bottle cap basket ... Another view ... Side view ... From above ... Another view from above.
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