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Here is a felt beanie, decorated with plastic and metal charms and pins. These include Donald Duck, a horse, Cupid, a camel, guns, a cowboy boot, horseshoe, and more. It is dark green with tan trim and a small brim. The cap is machine stitched, with charms sewn on by hand. It has some slight moth damage, and measures about 7 1/2" long by 6 1/2" wide by 3" high. It dates from the 1940's or 50's. The price is $65.00. Inventory Code: TKHP-B. 
See a slideshow of several views [423k] ... Beanie decorated with charms ... From above ... One side ... The other side ... Back ... From below ... With a soda can for scale.
This is a modernistic 1960's desk lamp. The metal lamp is enameled a strong, deep orange, with white inside the shade and chrome around the edges of the base. The shade swivels to different angles on its mounting. It stands 21 3/4" high, the shade is 8" in diameter, and the base is 6" in diameter. There are some slight blemishes in the finish on top of the shade, some even smaller ones on the chrome, and the shaft is a bit scraped by the base. All of this should be visible in the closeup photos. The lamp has a great look and gives good light. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: CSTP. See a slideshow of several views [543k] ... Modernistic lamp ... Two more views ... Front view ... Two back views ... From above ... Closer view from above ... Closeup of shade ... Closer view of shade ... Closeup from below ... Closeup of the base ... Closeup of the shaft ... Another closeup of the shaft ... Lit up ... Closeup with the light on ... With a soda can for scale.
Some much larger photos: Modernistic lamp ... Two more views ... Front view ... Two back views ... Closeup of the shaft.
This is a very folky model cabin with a carved man and woman on the porch. They are wearing clothes that appear to be made of fabric stiffened with paint. She has hair made from paintbrush bristles, and he has eyeglasses made from copper wire. The windows are plastic, with carved flowers in the windowsills. The cabin has bright red painted trim. The rest of the cabin is covered with glued-on colored aquarium gravel. It is from the collection of Howard Campbell. An inscription in his writing on the bottom reads "Made by Yvonne English, Madison Co., N.C., Purchased from her 7/24/93". It was probably made within a few years of that date. It is in very good condition with very slight loss of gravel on the edges, and measures 14 1/2" wide by 7 1/2" deep by 9" high. The price is $275.00. Inventory Code: TKCT. See a slideshow of several views [1 Mb] ... Folky model cabin with carved couple ... Closeup of couple ... Closer view ... From above ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... The roof ... From below ... Inscription on bottom ... With a soda can for scale.
A much larger photo.
This is an absolutely extraordinary folk art model of what may be a Jewish Temple or tomb. It is very detailed in the construction and decorated all over with a variety of carved wood pieces also found in tramp art. There are also several stone carvings incorporated in the decoration. This piece is dated 1850, which is cut through the back, and seems to be from that time.
It has a carved plaque with two words in Hebrew. This was translated by a curator in The Jewish Museum in New York who wrote: "I believe this reads "Kever Mashiach," which would mean "grave of the Messiah." However, the first letter of the second word (which would be "Messiah" if I am reading it correctly) is difficult to make out."
This wonderful piece is highly decorated as you will see through the images. Many of the pieces seem to have been made from cigar boxes. The overall size, excluding the two movable covered benches with metal rails is 17 1/2 inches wide by 10 5/8 inches deep and 13 1/4 inches high. The benches are each 3 1/4 inches high by 3 5/8" by 2". They can be set on top or anywhere else. Since they are movable, we have pictured them in various places.
This piece has some amazing detail. It includes carved stone masks and water receptacles, a stone carved font (in the rear center, underneath) and much more. Even the inside of the structure has work such as rooms, etc.
The condition is extremely good, but there have been a few splits which were reglued, and it may have a few missing pieces. We say "may" because while we do not see any, it is so detailed we might have missed one. Showing in a few of the photos are some tiny white specks. Some are dust, some come off with a touch, some with a little rub. I think almost all can be removed very easily.
Even with all the photos we have provided, this construction is far more impressive in person. It is an exceptional piece of folk art. The price is $2800.00. Inventory Code: THHT. See a slideshow of several views [895k] ... Folk art temple, moveable pieces on top ... With moveable pieces on upper back ... With moveable pieces to either side ... Closeup from above, showing date ... 3/4 view ... Another overall angle ... Closeup of central arch ... Closeup, lower right ... Lower right, another angle ... Closeup, left side ... Closeup, left from above ... Closeup, lower left ... Closeup, top from left ... Closeup, top from right ... Side views ... From above ... Top view ... Closeup from top ... Back view ... From below ... With a soda can for scale.
This is a bottle whimsey with an amazingly intricate root formation inside. The old square bottle has small bubbles in the glass, and the initials "LP Co" on the lid. The root formation inside is all one piece, except for a short (less than 1") broken fragment. The bottle is 7 3/4" high by 2 1/2" square. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: TCST. Root bottle whimsy ... Three more views ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... From above ... From below ... With a soda can for scale.
This is a folky house with chip carved tramp art elements, and great old paint decoration. It was made in the early 1900's and is constructed from crate wood, and pine. The house is 20" long, 11" wide at the eaves, and 13 3/4" high to the top of the chimney. The colors are red, white, and blue, plus some wood which has naturally aged to a light gray. The paints have taken on a wonderful patina and some have crazed or crackled. The house has other folk decoration such as stones inset in a panel on the rear and dots of white on the front top. Each of the chip carved notches on the front porch was also painted in blue or red. There are two side benches under the covered porch. The door opens to reveal the inner house. Everything is nailed and still fairly sturdy, although there is some little movement of a few pieces. The windows are glass. There is a bit of normal loss to the paint and perhaps the house was at one time decorated with more stones or shells. Overall, this is a colorful and rather intricate folk art model. The price is $425.00. Inventory Code: TTHC. Chip-carved house ... Another view ... One side ... Front view ... The other side ... Back view ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... Front, with door open ... Closeup of open door ... Another view of the back ... From above ... Top view ... From below.
This is "Big Jack", by the late Alva Gene Dexhimer. Painted in acrylic on cardboard, the piece itself is 20 1/2" wide by 18" high. It is framed, under glass. The overall size of the frame is 22 3/4" by 20 1/2". This painting was purchased from artist. There are labels on the back relating to this and the original collectors. It was probably painted in the 1970's or early 80's, prior to his death in 1984. The artist used a piece of found cardboard, which has two very small nail holes, top and bottom. You can read a short biography of Dexhimer here. The price is $450.00. Inventory Code: TRSR. "Big Jack", by Alva Gene Dexhimer ... Closeup of image ... Closer view, upper left ... Lower left ... Upper right ... Lower right ... Side view ... Back view of the painting ... Back of the frame ... Closeup of label on back ... Second label ... With a soda can for scale.
This is a popsicle stick lamp in excellent condition. It was probably made in the 1960's or 70's. It is 23 1/2" high to the top of the finial by 8" across the base; the shade is 9" wide. It has been rewired. The price is $110.00. Inventory Code: TPWT. Popsicle stick lamp ... Two more views ... From above ... With the shade off.
This is a carved and painted man. He is dressed as a "dandy"; and we were told that it came out of a clothing or hats store in the upper Midwest, and was used as part of a sales display. The man was carved so that he was sitting, and originally had some sort of support underneath him, perhaps an old-fashioned bicycle. Now he is on a fairly new base. The carving is 27" high by 16" deep by 7" wide, while the base is 18 1/2" by 8 1/4" and adds three quarters of an inch to the total height. The carving is in good to very good condition with some obvious age cracks, and a little loss of paint. One toe was cracked and reglued. It was probably made around the 1940's and has good color with multiple shades of blue, as well as several other colors. The price is $500.00. Inventory Code: CSRS. See a slideshow of several views [728k] ... Carved gentleman ... Front view ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... From above ... Another view from above ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... Closeup of head, from side ... Closeup from the other side ... The body from one side ... The other side ... Closeup of the feet ... Closeup from back ... A closer view ... From below ... A view of the base ... With a soda can for scale.
Some much larger photos: Carved gentleman ... Front view ... Side view ... The other side ... Another closeup ... Closeup of the feet ... Closeup from back.
Here is an extremely well done matching pair of memory jugs. They are each in excellent, almost perfect condition, with only a very tiny amount of loss. Each one is decorated with a huge variety of objects. Both have the same family name of Plummer and Maryland items on them. Other decorations include badges (one from the 1939 New York world's fair), costume jewelry, perfume bottles, advertising pieces, coins, shells, buttons, beads, chains, mirror, screws, gears, shards of dishware, and a variety of other interesting, unusual, and colorful objects. They were almost certainly done by the same person, probably around 1950. Each jug is about 9 1/2" high by 6" in diameter. Together they make a most interesting pair, and very good examples of this art form. The price is $675.00 for the pair. Inventory Code: TKRA. See a slideshow of the first jug [548k] ... See a slideshow of the second jug [729k].
Pictures of the first jug: One of a pair of memory jugs ... Another side ... Third side ... Fourth side ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... Third closeup ... From above ... From below ... Another view from below ... Both jugs together ... Both jugs, with a soda can for scale.
Pictures of the second jug: Memory jug ... Another side ... Third side ... Fourth side ... Fifth side ... Closeup ... Another closeup ... World's Fair badge ... Closeup of neck ... Badge with name and town ... From above ... From below ... Both jugs together ... Both jugs, with a soda can for scale.
This handmade rocket ship was constructed from turned solid wood, heavy chipboard tubing, and plywood, and was painted silver - which is now oxidized. Probably made in the 1970's, it is 21" high, 8 1/4" across the legs, and has a body 4 1/4" in diameter. The top half can be removed. It was made from a solid piece of pine which was turned and carved into shape. The legs are plywood. They also form an interior structure on which the top sits. The tubing is the like very heavy shipping tubes. The rocket has USA painted on it, and a printed cloth American flag glued on. The condition is very good. The price is $85.00. Inventory Code: AAHT. Rocket ship ... Back view.
This reptile and amphibian-covered stand is carved from diamond willow, with a soapstone base. The natural contours and ridges of the diamond willow have been carved into snakes, frogs, and salamanders, all very finely detailed with set in eyes and lines, spots, etc. The match holder (?) on top is incised with the words "F. Reichter, square bow, flat bottom, 1859 Minnesota River" and is supported by a brass hose nozzle. The silver paint looks fairly recent, but the snakes, etc. all have a very good, old, dark, patinated surface. The stand is 44" tall, the base is 9 1/2" in diameter, and the condition is excellent, with one old, probably original break near the base. The price is $750.00. Inventory Code: PHTS. Overall Image ... Closeup ... Top half ... Base and lower half ... Another overall view ... A third overall view.
This whimsey pin is a carved leaf with three dangling baskets carved from peach pits. The baskets are attached with hand made copper wire loops. The leaf is 3 1/2" wide, each basket is about 1" high, and the overall height is 2 1/4". A safety pin is attached to the back for wearing. It is from the early 1900's, has a nice surface and patina, and is in very good condition. The price is: $95.00. Inventory Code: ATCS. Overall view ... Back ... Another overall view.
This is a set of approximately 70 hand carved jackstraws. There is a variety of different shapes: no two are quite alike. Two have bent metal pins in the end as hooks for pulling out the selected straw. They are old and well used, with a good patina on their unfinished surfaces, and in a worn, old cardboard box, with the words "Jack's Straws" pencilled in. They range from 1" to about 3 1/4" long, with most 2 3/4" to 3"; probably from the early 1900's, in very good condition. The price is $250.00. Inventory Code: PWSW. Image.
A roughly carved, fat little squirrel with penciled in eyes. 4" high by 3 1/2" long by 1 1/2" wide. The price is $40.00. Inventory Code: PHPS. Image.
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. Image.
Here is an extremely nice old birdhouse made in the form of a cabin. It has a tin roof, carved wood chimney and windows on three sides. The main part of the house is constructed of individually made interlocking logs. Thin wood pieces have been cut to make up the gable ends. The entire structure is mounted on two pieces of pine which make up the base. The windows are painted in and framed within strips of wood. There is a heavy clear plastic like covering over the painted window portion. This piece was probably made around the 1930s or 40s, and is in excellent used condition. Inside the opening there are still remnants of a birds nest. The house painted in several colors, and even now there is only some slight loss to the paint. The base is just under 8 1/4" square, and the house is about 8" high, including the base to the top of the chimney. The price is $245.00. Inventory Code: TKCH. See a slideshow of several views [381k] ... Log cabin birdhouse ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... Closeup ... Another overall view ... From above ... From below ... With a soda can for scale.
Remember the 70's? This political memory bottle is covered with Republican campaign buttons, flags, plastic marching band figures, bullets, a soldier, "Official U.S. Taxpayer G.O.P" buttons, and little plastic critters, some with wiggly eyes. From the late 70's, it is in excellent condition, 12" tall by 4 1/4" by 3". The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: POCT. Image.
A very sweet little husky dog, minimally carved. 2 1/4" long by 2 1/8" high by 3/4" wide. The price is $55.00. Inventory Code: PCKR. Image.
A Tasmanian devil? 5" long, 3 1/2" high, 1 1/2" wide. The price is $65.00. Inventory Code: PHSK. Image.
This is a decorative cast iron grate with good form. It has remnants of black paint over an old, rich, oxidized surface. It stands 22" high by 10 1/4" wide. The depth is nicely contoured between 1/2" at the ends to 3/4" in the center. The bottom few inches shows indications of having been buried, and the whole piece has the appearance of having been outdoors for some time. It is in very good, weathered condition, probably from the early 1900's. The price is $95.00. Inventory Code: CPPT. See a slideshow of several views [413k] ... Cast iron grate ... Side views ... From above ... Closeup of foundry mark ... Back view ... With a soda can for scale.
Some much larger photos: Cast iron grate ... Back view.
This is a lamp with hand relief carved symbols associated with sailors as decoration. It is finished in a crazed dark lacquer. The symbols include a heart, anchor, star, and cross. It is in excellent condition, without a shade; was made in the early 1900's; and is 8" x 8 ½" by 9" high. The price is $275.00. Inventory Code: APCS. Base ... Side ... Image 2 ... Image 3.
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