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Birch and twig frame	Rustic plant stand	Brass lightning rod tip	Root wall lamp
Life size Handyman	Carved man	Carved whimsy with 1904 Indian Head pennies	Very finely detailed crucifix under glass
Painted sign	Carved composition tank	Tramp art box with carved pipes	Wrought iron window grill
Pottery bathing beauty	Found object sculpture	Teepee birdhouse	Framed crucifix with symbols
Crucifixion Bottle whimsy	Carved Odd fellows gavel, dated 1917	Folk art bird	Tramp art crown of thorns crucifix

This is a nice rustic birch and twig picture frame from Maine. The back is thin cedar boards, topped with birch bark and outlined with bent twigs. It was probably made c. 1940's, and measures 10" high by 7" wide by 1/2" thick. The opening is 6" high by 3" wide. The condition is excellent. The photo inside is not original or old. The price is $85.00. Inventory Code: TPCH.   Birch frame ... Closeup ... Side view ... The other side ... Back ... Another back view.    Larger images:   Birch frame ... Closeup ... Side view ... The other side ... Back ... Another back view.

This is a rustic plant stand made from chip-carved twigs. It is painted dark green, and has an upper plant holder and a lower shelf. The size is 34 1/2" high by 15" by 14". It is in very good condition, with minor paint loss, and one missing twig, about 3" long, on the base. This stand is no more recent than the 1930's or 40's. The price is $245.00. Inventory Code: AKRP. Rustic twig plant stand ... Closeup of top ... Another angle ... Closeup of middle ... Another closeup of the middle ... From above ... Second side ... Third side ... Fourth side.
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Here is an old, unused brass lightning rod tip with beautiful starburst form. It is 8 3/4" long by 3 7/8" wide by about 3/4" thick at the base. This was found packed away in a box and never used. It was wrapped in newspaper from the 1950's, so is probably of that era. It is in excellent condition. The price is $95.00. Inventory Code: TSPR. Lightning rod tip ... Another view ... Another view, other side ... From the side ... From the other side ... From below.
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This wall lamp is made from a single, very gnarled branch. The bark was partly removed, and it was finished with a clear varnish. It measures 21" high by about 20" wide by 15" deep. Without the included shade, it is about 17" high by 20" wide by 9" deep. It was made about the 1950's, and is in excellent condition. The price is $110.00. Inventory Code: AAAC. Root wall lamp ... From the side ... Another view ... A third angle.    Larger images:   Image ... From the side ... Another view ... A third angle.

This life size figure was made as a self-portrait by a painter and handyman in Weaverville, NC. It is made of wood, wire mesh, carpet, and plaster; painted and dressed in the maker's old clothes. When he finished the piece, he hung it on his front porch. His wife came home, saw it, and thought he had killed himself. It is 6'2" high, in good condition. The price is $975.00.00. Inventory Code: PAKO. Image of the Head ... Overall image ... Closeup of top half    Larger images: Head ... Closeup of top half.

This is a primitively carved man with a hat, bare feet, and rolled up pants legs. He is walking. His facial features have an almost oriental look, however, these do not show in the photo. This man is chip carved a little coarsely. He was probably made around the 1940's or 50's. There hat brim is missing in the front from a long ago loss, but he in in otherwise excellent condition, with a good patina to the pine wood. The man is 6" high, 3" long, 1 1/2" wide. The price is $95.00. Inventory Code: PCOA. One side view ... Front view ... Second view ... Third view.    Larger images:   One side view ... Front view ... Second view ... Third view.

This is a wooden sign with good color and a nice weathered surface. It reads "Concrete Incinerators Mfg. & Sold Here!" It is painted on both sides in gold, black, red, and blue on a white background. A blue border is made from narrow wood strips attached around the edges. The size is 18" high by 31" wide. It is probably from about the 1950's, and is in excellent condition. The price is $110.00. Inventory Code: PAOW. Image.

This is a intricate and detailed assemblage of a crucifixion scene. It is all under a glass dome. This is the smallest and most delicate example we have come across. It has some history written in German on the bottom, with the name of the maker, place (West Bend, Iowa), and date (193?). This assemblage includes all the symbolic objects, a Jesus on the cross, a woman below, and a third person. It even has carved flowers on the bottom. This piece fills the dome, which is about 4" high, 2 1/2" wide, and 1 1/2" deep. It is in almost perfect condition; however the standing person is loose. The price is $175.00. Inventory Code: AKOO. Crucifix ... Back view ... One side ... The other side ... Writing on bottom.    Larger images:   Crucifix ... Back view ... One side ... The other side ... Writing on bottom.

This is a very decorative wrought iron window grill with a design of linked hearts. It was made c. 1900, and is in very good condition, with weathered, cream colored paint. It is 13" high by 24 1/2" wide. The price is $195.00. Inventory Code: TPRK.   Wrought iron window grill ... The other side ... Another view ... Closeup ... Closeup, the other side ... From above ... Side view.
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This pottery bathing beauty is fully three-dimensional, reclining on a triangular ashtray. She is natural colored clay decorated with reddish brown glaze. The overall size is 10" wide by 4" deep by 2" high. It is in very good condition, with a few extremely tiny flakes on the edges. She came from Texas, and the bathing suit and hair style are typical of the 1960's. The price is $90.00. Inventory Code: ATWP.   Image ... Front view ... Back view ... From one side ... Bottom.    Larger images:   Image ... Front view ... Back view ... From one side ... Bottom.

This tank is hand made from a composition material, with a nail for a gun. It is 4" long by 2 1/4" wide by 2 1/4" high, painted brown. It is in fair condition with slight damage around the edges of the treads. The price is $25.00. Inventory Code: AAWT. Image ... 2nd view ... 3rd view.    Larger images: Overall ...2nd ...3rd.

Here is a very intricate bottle whimsey with a scene of the crucifixion of Jesus together with many symbolic implements and items. It is old, detailed, well built, in a heavy, thick glass bottle. Jesus is a lithograph while all the rest of the pieces are hand carved from wood with the embellishment of pieces of yarn, cork, and feathers. It is sealed with a cork stopper. It stands about 7 1/2" high by 3 1/2" wide and 1 3/4" deep, in excellent sturdy condition. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: TCSK.   Bottle whimsy ... Another view ... Back view ... Side view ... The other side ... From above ... From below.
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Here is an Odd Fellows lodge gavel, dated 1917, from Lookout Mountain, TN. It has a super, satiny-smooth, patinated surface from years of handling and use. The head of the gavel was made from a rustic piece of thick branch, with the bark partly left on. One side was carved down, with the three links standing out in relief. Above and below the links is a burned inscription: "Lookout Mt Jan 21, 1917", something we can't make out, and "Lode (sic) No. 303, by J. W. Bower". The handle is a smaller branch, with most of the bark removed, and polished very smooth with use. The gavel is 9 3/4" long by 4 1/2" wide by 1 1/2" thick. There is a certain amount of appropriate wear on the business end, from hammering meetings to order, otherwise the condition is excellent. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: TPTC.   Odd fellows gavel ... Closeup ... Side view ... Back ... From above ... From below.    Larger images:   Odd fellows gavel ... Closeup ... Side view ... Back ... From above ... From below.

Here is a very folky teepee birdhouse, painted brown, with blue, yellow and red decoration. It is wood, with a canvas top, and one side section is hinged at the top to swing out for cleaning. There are two holes with metal awnings. It is attached to a round wood base that looks like it was one end of a wire spool. It stands 25 3/4" high, and the base is 18" in diameter. It is old, and in very good used and weathered condition. The price is $245.00. Inventory Code: TTHT.   Teepee birdhouse ... Closeup ... Another side ... Third angle ... Fourth view ... From above ... From below.
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A very nice, 19th century grain-painted frame, containing a crucifix with metal ornaments symbolic of various aspects of Jesus' life and resurrection. The background is a print of Jerusalem, and there is a card at the bottom that reads "Thy Kingdom Come, 100 days indulgence each time, Pius IX, 14th June 1877". It is 16" wide by 20" high by 3 1/2" deep, in excellent condition. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: PKWT.   Grain painted frame ... Closeup of top ... Closeup of bottom half ... Closeup of crucifix.    Larger images:   Grain painted frame ... Closeup of top ... Closeup of bottom half ... Closeup of crucifix.

This is an interesting sculptural plaque made from found objects. The materials include wood, masonite, fiberboard, shell, and some unidentified pieces that might be bone. The colors are warm shades of tan, brown, and gray. It measures 14" square and is in excellent condition. The age is difficult to tell - possibly 1950's or earlier. The price is $140.00. Inventory code: PPTA. Overall view ... Closeup.    Larger images:  Overall view ... Closeup.

This is a nice tramp art box, with very good layering and form. It also has four carved pipes applied to the top layer of each side. The box is about 8" square and 7" high, including the knob used to lift off the top. It never had hinges. There is some wear, mainly to the medium brown finish; and also some slight nicks or rounding of some of the corners. The box generally, though, is in very good condition. It was probably made in the early 1900's to about the 1920's. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: AKCH.   Image ... 3/4 view ... Closeup ... From above ... Second side ... Third side ... Fourth side ... Top ... Another view from above ... Open ... Bottom.     Larger images:   Image ... 3/4 view ... Closeup ... From above ... Second side ... Third side ... Fourth side ... Top ... Another view from above ... Open ... Bottom.

Here is an interesting whimsey. It is a carved pine penny holder with several links of chain attached. There are two 1904 Indian Head pennies set in to the holder. They were likely put in after the wood was soaked, as they are secure. The holder is about 6" by 2 1/2" and 7/8" thick. It is almost 13" long with the links. The carving has been stained a dark walnut color. There is a little wear to the holder, but otherwise it is in excellent condition. It was likely made in the early 1900's. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: AKCS.   Image ... Closeup ... The other side ... Closeup, other side ... Side view.    Larger images:   Image ... Closeup ... The other side ... Closeup, other side ... Side view.

This is a folky wooden assemblage of a wading bird, carved rushes, and a cattail plant. It was hand made from thick pine boards, painted, and signed "Don Marshall". The piece is 33" high and stands on an oval base of about 11" deep by 13 1/2" wide. It is in very good condition, with a little wear to the paint, and was probably made about the 1970's or so. The price is $205.00. Inventory Code: TTHA.   Folk art bird ... The other side ... Closeup ... Closeup of the base and plants ... End view ... The other end.
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This is an especially nice and intricate crown of thorns cross with a folky wood carving of Jesus. The entire assemblage is 15 1/4" high, 12" wide, and 6 1/2" deep. Jesus is about 7" high, 4" wide, and an inch deep. This piece is in excellent condition, with no loss. The surface of the carved Jesus is unfinished, while the rest of the construction has a light layer of a clear coat. There are some few areas, notably on top of the two side pieces, where the finish is somewhat heavier. This unusual piece is not exceptionally old, perhaps being made in the 1980's. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: AKAT.   Image ... 3/4 view ... Another angle ... Closeup ... Closeup from above ... One side ... The other side ... From above ... Back view ... From below ... Bottom.
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