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This is a wonderfully painted old hand fashioned wood blade - likely used on a whirligig at one time. The color and design are both unusual and highly decorative. This piece was probably made around the 1940's, and is now mounted on a new base and stand. It could also be removed and hung on a wall. The blade is about 17" long by 3 5/8" wide by 3/4"thick. On the stand it is 22 1/4" high when vertical. The price is $110.00. Inventory Code: TOKW. Painted blade ... Closeup ... More views ... Side and back views ... More closeups ... Closeup from back ... With a soda can for scale.
Larger images: Painted blade ... Closeup ... More views ... Side and back views ... More closeups ... Closeup from back ... With a soda can for scale.
These are two bog shoes - that have the look of faces. Made from wood and metal, they were attached to horses' hooves for working in the swamps and bogs for logging. The metal clasp would clamp on to the horseshoe and the wood spreads weight to support the horse. These are old and used with varying degrees of wear and loss. They came from Michigan. One of the shoes has a metal strap for support on the back, while the other has two wood strips. The first, (darker with 2 wood straps) is about 11" high by 10" wide. It also is about 1 1/4" thick, and is 2" deep including the wood straps on the back. Inventory Code: TOKA. The other, (lighter with metal strap) is about 10 1/2" high by 9" wide with the wood being 1 1/4" thick. Inventory Code: TOKP. The price for each is $80.00, with the pair for $140.00. We also have a pair of cast iron bog shoes available. Horse bog shoes ... Another view ... Side view ... The other side ... Closeup of TOKA ... Side view of TOKA ... Closeup of TOKP ... Side view of TOKP ... Both, from above ... Top view ... Back view ... With a soda can for scale.
Larger images: Horse bog shoes ... Another view ... Side view ... The other side ... Closeup of TOKA ... Side view of TOKA ... Closeup of TOKP ... Side view of TOKP ... Both, from above ... Top view ... Back view ... With a soda can for scale.
This is a decorative industrial metal wheel from a seeder or cultivator. It has a sunflower form and weathered, bright yellow paint. It was found in Des Moines, IA, and is in very good, used condition with expected paint wear. The wheel measures 20 3/4" across; the solid center is 15 1/2" in diameter, and it is 2" deep. The piece is old, with a good look. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: TOAH. Yellow iron cultivator wheel ... Side view ... Back view ... Side view, from back ... With a soda can for scale.
Larger images: Yellow iron cultivator wheel ... Side view ... Back view ... Side view, from back ... With a soda can for scale.
This is an extraordinary fan whimsey carving: the most intricate we have ever seen. It is all carved from a single piece of light-colored wood. At the top is a large fan. Each blade has been "feathered" by shaving very thin slivers from the edge so that they curl like plumes. The "handle" of the fan is carved into hearts and geometric shapes, with chain links at the bottom. Hanging from the chain is a bird, with wings and tail carved as three more fans. Again, this is all a single piece of wood with no joints. The whimsey has been professionally mounted in a wooden frame, with glass, against a green mat. The carving itself measures about 16 1/4" high by 13 1/2" wide; the frame is 24" high by 21 1/4" wide by 1 1/4" deep. It is in excellent, near mint condition. Age is unknown - it is not new, but was probably made in the latter half of the 20th century, and mounted more recently. The price is $1200.00. Inventory Code: TORH. Extremely detailed fan whimsey carving ... Closeup ... Left side of fan ... Upper part of fan ... Right side of fan ... Extreme closeup of detail ... Closeup of bird ... Another closeup of bird ... Closeup from side ... Closeup from other side ... Another closeup ... Overall side view ... Back view ... With a soda can for scale.
Larger images: Extremely detailed fan whimsey carving ... Closeup ... Left side of fan ... Upper part of fan ... Right side of fan ... Extreme closeup of detail ... Closeup of bird ... Another closeup of bird ... Closeup from side ... Closeup from other side ... Another closeup ... Overall side view ... Back view ... With a soda can for scale.
Here are two pairs of "sleepy" doll eyes with the weighted mechanism to make them open and close. They have been mounted on black wooden bases so that they are free to rotate. The mechanism gives a weird "face" to the eyes. The eyes appear to be plastic, with synthetic lashes. The mechanism is steel, with heavy copper wire and a lead weight. They are in excellent condition, with light oxidation on the metal parts, and date from the mid 20th century. They are priced at $110.00 each. Doll eyes ... Another view ... With a soda can for scale. Larger images: Doll eyes ... Another view ... With a soda can for scale.
The brown eyes are 2 1/2" wide by 3 1/4" high by 1 1/2" deep. As mounted, they stand 6 1/4" high by 1 3/4" by 2" at the base. The price is $110.00. Inventory Code: TWSC. Larger brown eyes ... Side and back views ... Two more views ... From above. Larger images: Larger brown eyes ... Side and back views ... Two more views ... From above.
The blue eyes are 1 1/2" wide by 1 7/8" high by 1 1/4" deep. As mounted, they stand 4 1/2" high by 2 1/2" by 2 1/2". The price is $110.00. Inventory Code: TWST. Blue doll eyes ... Several more views ... From above. Larger images: Blue doll eyes ... Several more views ... From above.
Blue banner with heart-in-hand, globe, axe, cross and snake, and ark. The price is $185.00. Inventory Code: TACH. Odd fellows banner ... Closeup of heart in hand ... Cross, snake, globe, axe ... Closeup of ark ... Back.
Larger images: Odd fellows banner ... Closeup of heart in hand ... Cross, snake, globe, axe ... Closeup of ark ... Back.
Red with sword and scales, Bible, hourglass, and coffin. The price is $165.00. Inventory Code: TACR. Odd fellows banner ... Closeup of sword and scales ... Bible, hourglass, and coffin ... Back.
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Pink banner with arrows, quiver, and a bundle of rods. The price is $135.00. Inventory Code: TACW. Odd fellows banner ... Closeup of bow and arrows ... Rods and quiver ... Closeup of bottom ... Back.
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This is an attractive Art Deco stand. It is decorated with grain painting, and incised lines with several shades of lacquer or varnish to simulate inlay. The finish has slight crazing. There is a small match holder at the top, above a shelf that is 7 1/2" wide by 4 1/4" deep. The overall height is 27 1/4", by 8 1/2" wide by 7 1/4" deep. It was built from pine, in the early 1900's. It is in very good condition, with minor wear from use. The price is $250.00. Inventory Code: THKK. Art deco stand ... Closeup of top ... Back and side views ... Closeup of the top, from side ... Closeup from above ... Another closeup from above ... Closeup of the base ... Base, from above ... Base, one side ... Base, other side ... Another closeup of the base ... Closeups of the shaft ... Closeup of the center ... The top, from below ... Another view of the top from below ... Overall, from below ... Closeup of the bottom ... From above.
Larger images: Art deco stand ... Closeup of top ... Back and side views ... Closeup of the top, from side ... Closeup from above ... Another closeup from above ... Closeup of the base ... Base, from above ... Base, one side ... Base, other side ... Another closeup of the base ... Closeups of the shaft ... The top, from below ... Another view of the top from below ... Overall, from below ... Closeup of the bottom ... From above.
This tourist ware pottery planter is 4 3/4" high by 6 1/4" in diameter, with a drainage hole in the bottom. The crazed glaze is in rich blue, maroon, green, and cream, with tiny firing bubbles. It has good age, and the condition is excellent. We have several other planters and vases available. The price is $85.00. Inventory Code: AHWW. Image ... From above ... From below. Larger images: Image ... From above ... From below.
A wonderful cream colored, painted, hanging magazine rack. The form is absolutely super. It is from the early 1900's, with nice crazed paint. In excellent condition, it is 12" wide, 24" high, and 7" deep. The construction is well done both from the standpoint of workmanship and artistry. The price is $275.00. Inventory Code: PKAH. Magazine rack ... Another angle ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... Side view ... The other side ... Back.
Larger images: Magazine rack ... Another angle ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... Side view ... The other side ... Back.
Here are four old industrial wire whips that were probably used in bakeries. All are sturdy and have nice sculptural forms. They can be used for decoration, hanging, mounted on bases; or can be easily wired as lamps as all are made with holes through the base already. The ages are a bit difficult to tell, but all are old, from the latter half of the 20th century or earlier. They are in very good, used condition. There are individual descriptions and photos below. Four large industrial whips ... From above ... With a soda can for scale.
Larger images: Four large industrial whips ... From above ... With a soda can for scale.
Here is a nice folky wall box made from scrap wood, decorated with large tacks that are painted green and cream with traces of red over them. The box itself may have been a cheese box or simply odds and ends of crate wood. It is simple yet elegant. This piece is painted in a red enamel. It is 7 1/2" high by 9 1/4" wide by 3 1/2" deep, was made about the 1940's, and is in excellent condition. The price is $140.00. Inventory Code: PROT. Painted wall box ... Another angle ... Side views ... Back view ... From above ... From below ... With a soda can for scale.
Larger images: Painted wall box ... Another angle ... Side views ... Back view ... From above ... From below ... With a soda can for scale.
These are two crate separators which make super little tables or stands. One is unpainted and weathered an old natural grayish brown, while the other is painted a wonderful old blue. There is a mark on one as being made by a box company in Paris, Texas. Each one is in very good, used condition. They are old and are about 18" high, with the top being 11 1/2" by 12 1/2". There is a little flex in them, but they are sturdy and do not fold up. The price is $225.00 for the pair. Inventory Code: AWRS.
Blue stand: Image ... One side ... Another side. Larger images: Image ... One side ... Another side.
Gray stand: Image ... One side ... Another side ... From above. Larger images: Image ... One side ... Another side ... From above.
This is an exceptionally nice, old, metal plant stand, with a sort of deco look. It has an inner section with a flat metal spiral which both supports and creates a sense of motion. The stand is 39" high with the center tube 4" in diameter. The 5 arms which hold the plants can both swing and be moved to various levels. If fully extended, they could be as much as 2 feet apart. The base is a tripod, tipped with balls, and is 23" on each side. The stand was probably made about the 1920's or 30's and is in excellent condition. The price is $350.00. Inventory Code: AHPH. Image ... From above ... A second overall view ... 3rd angle ... 4th view ... Without the planter loops. Larger images: Image ... From above ... A second overall view ... 3rd angle ... 4th view ... Without the planter loops.
This is a folky decorative metal sculpture which can be used as a stand or, by adding a glass top, as a little table. It is a bull made out of heavy chains, concrete strengthening iron rebar, and other found objects. It has a nice old dark green paint (with a little old surface rust in the top for "accent"), and is in excellent condition. The circular base is 13" in diameter, while the bull is 14 1/2" long, and the entire piece is 20 1/4" high. The price is $375.00. Inventory Code: AWRR. Image ... The other side ... From above ... Another view. Larger images: Image ... The other side ... From above ... Another view.
This is a very well-made twig basket. It has a diamond shape, crossed corners, and a bent twig handle. It is finished in a very dark varnish and is in excellent, sturdy condition with some minor scuffing. It was probably made around the 1940's. The dimensions are 16 1/2" high by 19" by 13". The price is $145.00. Inventory Code: AHOA. Image ... Side view ... Another angle. Larger images: Image ... Side view ... Another angle.
A large decorative cast iron finial, in weathered silver paint. It is strong visually. An old piece, probably early 1900's, and is 23" high by 9" in diameter, in excellent condition. The price is $250.00. Inventory Code: PKKK. Iron finial.
This pair of concrete bookends is painted black with raised crosses in gold. Each one is 7" H by 3 1/4" by 3 1/4". Probably 1920's/30's, they are in good condition, with a few nicks around the edges. The price is $85.00. Inventory Code: PRCS. Concrete bookends.
Here is a decorative, starburst shaped cast iron wheel from a John Deere cultivator. It has an oxidized surface with some remaining green paint. It measures 19 1/2" in diameter by 5/8" thick, in old, excellent used condition with minor surface rust. The price is $65.00. Inventory Code: TSPC. Cultivator wheel ... The other side ... From an angle.
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This is an incredible and very unusual bouquet of "flowers" made from natural burl shapes. These have fantastic forms and detail, and have been mounted with branch stems on a wooden base. They vary slightly in color, and have been finished with a light clear varnish. From North Carolina, the bouquet measures 20 1/4" high by approximately 18" wide and 13" deep. It is in excellent condition, with very minor wear on the leaf shape. It is old. While the exact age is unknown, it appears to be about 60 to 70 years old. The price is $1100.00. Inventory Code: ATWR. There are a lot of photos here, because this piece looks so different from various angles. Image ... Closeup of 1 flower ... Closeup 2 flowers ... From above ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... Another view ... A third closeup, from above ... A fourth closeup ... Back view of the top half ... Back view of the bottom half ... View of the top half.
Larger images: Image ... Closeup of 1 flower ... Closeup 2 flowers ... From above ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... Another view ... A third closeup, from above ... A fourth closeup ... Back view of the top half ... Back view of the bottom half ... View of the top half.
This is a very old single board lap desk with an old checker board painted on the reverse. The lap desk is probably from the mid to late 1800's. While the painting of the checker board may have been added slightly later, it is definitely not recent, and considering the wear and surface, may have been original to the piece. The desk is made from fairly thin softwood (about 1/2" thick) and is hand cut and shaped. It is attached to two carved cross supports by old screws. It is about 36 1/2" long, by 18 1/2" wide. The checker board is about 12" by 12". Two screws and a wire were added fairly recently for hanging. It is in good condition, with normal wear from the period and an age split, visible in the photos. The price is $875.00. Inventory Code: TOCP. 19th c. lap desk gameboard ... Closeup of game area ... Closeup, left side ... Closeup, right side ... From above ... Desk side ... Desk side, from side ... Desk side, upper right ... Desk side, upper left ... Desk side, lower left ... Desk side, lower right ... With a soda can for scale.
Larger images: 19th c. lap desk gameboard ... Closeup of game area ... Closeup, left side ... Closeup, right side ... From above ... Desk side ... Desk side, from side ... Desk side, upper right ... Desk side, upper left ... Desk side, lower left ... Desk side, lower right ... With a soda can for scale.
This "Chickenwhistle" is one of those wild pieces we come across periodically which really make us smile. This contraption has a wooden box with hinged lid, mounted on a base. Above the box is an open basket made from scrap sheet metal, with a handle at the top. The whole thing is painted red and white, with a really nice old surface to the paints. 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 and is in very good, used condition. It was made c. the 1930's. It makes a great plant stand, display, or just enjoy it for itself. The price is $285.00. Inventory Code: AWAR. Overall image ... Other side ... Open feedbox lid ... Front ... Back ... View with a plant ... 2nd view with plant.
Larger images: Overall image ... Other side ... Open feedbox lid ... Front ... Back ... View with a plant ... 2nd view with plant.
A small round pillow covered with a crocheted cover made from bread bags. It is 12" in diameter and in perfect condition. This interesting, colorful, and unique item does have some age to it. The price is $45.00. Inventory Code: AWOH. Side view ... Top view. Larger images: Side view ... Top view.
A nice, oval rug crocheted from bread bag wrappers. The rug is about 31" by 20". It is more recent than the pillow cover and is also in excellent condition. The price is $65.00. Inventory Code: AWOW. Image ... Another view. Larger images: Image ... Another view.
A very sculptural looking old window, 24 3/4" by 31 1/2" high. Old white paint on one side and green on the other. It is very sturdy, in good overall condition, missing 2 rectangular panes of glass. Early 1900's. The price is $150.00. Inventory Code: ASWP. Image.
Here is a planter made from an old can surrounded by old-fashioned painted wood clothespins (not the spring type). The weathered paint is brown over green. Probably made around the 1940's, it is in very good condition. The size is 4 1/4" high by 7 1/4" in diameter. The price is $160.00. Inventory Code: PRWS. Image.
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