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This is an old rustic chopping block table with 3 legs. The unevenly shaped block, cut from one log, is 23 1/2" by 21 1/2" and about 5" thick. Standing 23 1/2" high and very sturdy, it is perfect for a side table, and probably has been used as this for many years. This folky piece was likely originally from the 1800's. It is now finished in varnish and shows the marks of use. While it does have an old age split, this is a very strong, sturdy, and decorative piece. The price is $525.00. Inventory Code: TARH. Chopping block table ... Another view ... The reverse ... Another view ... The top ... Closeup of top ... Closeup of side ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup, side view and legs ... From below.
Larger images: Chopping block table ... Another view ... The reverse ... Another view ... The top ... Closeup of top ... Closeup of side ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup, side view and legs ... From below.
This is a great lighted metal Peanut Heater, likely used in a store, carnival, or circus. It is 20 1/2" wide by 13" deep and 29" high to the top of the galvanized Hot Peanuts Sign. The door opens to two racks and 4 bulbs which provide the heat and light. A window in the top lets the light shine up to illuminate the sign. This piece was likely made in the 1940's or 50's and is in very good, sturdy, used, and functional condition with minor paint loss. It has an on/off switch on the side and a rewired plug and cord. It gets very hot when turned on. The price is $375.00. Inventory Code: TARP. Hot Peanuts oven ... Closeup of sign ... Lit up ... Another overall view ... Overall, from the other side ... Door open ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup of top from behind ... Embossed name ... Closeup of window from above ... Back.
Larger images: Hot Peanuts oven ... Closeup of sign ... Lit up ... Another overall view ... Overall, from the other side ... Door open ... One side ... The other side ... Closeup of top from behind ... Embossed name ... Closeup of window from above ... Back.
This is a very large, and very good, sculptural Tramp Art box. It is built in up to 14 layers and likely was made in the late 1800's. The box has two drawers in the front and a hinged lid which when opened reveals a mirror and a shallow tray. This was lined with paper several times. The box is 19" wide by over 12 inches deep. It is about 10 1/4" high. As far as we know this box came from the upper Midwest. It is in very good condition with some slight loss and wear. The dark lacquer surface has touches of gold. It has developed a very nice patina over the years. The price is $1700.00. Inventory Code: THTS. Slideshow of several photos (393k) ... Large tramp art box ... Another view ... Side view ... The other side ... Back ... Another back view ... From above ... Drawers and lid open ... Another view, open ... With drawers removed ... Another overall view ... Closeup ... Top view ... From below ... With a soda can for scale.
Larger images: Large tramp art box ... Another view ... Side view ... The other side ... Back ... Another back view ... From above ... Drawers and lid open ... Another view, open ... With drawers removed ... Another overall view ... Closeup ... Top view ... From below ... With a soda can for scale.
"Guess Who", by "The Glassman" (Paul Darmafall). It is done in a variety of paints and markers, with glass shards, magazine photo, and glitter on cardboard, with a string hanger. It measures 8 1/4" by 12", and is in excellent condition. Image of The Glassman at work.
The price is $160.00. Inventory Code: ASKK. Image ... Closeup ... From above ... Back. Larger images: Image ... Closeup ... From above ... Back.
This is a well constructed memory bottle decorated with multicolor beads, shells, and includes two portions of football trading cards and two collecting cards from the TV shows Knight Rider and Dallas. They are dated 1981 and 1982, which appears to be about when it was made. The bottle is in excellent condition with no loss. It is 13" high and 5 1/2" in diameter. The price is $125.00. Inventory Code: AWHA. Image ... Second view - "Knight Rider" ... Third view - "Dallas" ... Fourth view ... From above ... From below. Larger images: Image ... Second view - "Knight Rider" ... Third view - "Dallas" ... Fourth view ... From above ... From below.
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 NC, the bouquet measures 20 1/4" H by approx. 18" W and 13" D. It is in excellent condition, with very minor wear on the leaf shape, and is old. While the exact age is unknown, it appears to be about 60 to 70 years old. Even the two close-ups don't show the intricacy of these. The price is $1100.00. Inventory Code: ATWR. 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.
Here is an exceptional piece of musical folk art, apparently made for Carnival/Mardi Gras. It has five carved figures - a guitar player on top surrounded by four dancers. The figures have bright flannel and ribbon clothes, yarn hair for the women, and yarn and metal foil decorations on the men's hat's. Some kind of seeds were set in as eyes. The mounting is decorated with faded crepe paper strips - originally red and white.
The figures are mounted on a bamboo pole that slides up and down on a shaft. As it moves, the four dancers flex, hand carved castanets attached to their backs clatter, and tambourine discs jangle. The pole and handle are both hand carved. One of the four sets of castanets is missing, as well as one eye each on two of the figures. Otherwise the condition is excellent. This piece is French Canadian. It is 30 1/2" high when the handle is fully extended. The section with the figures measure 12 1/2" high by 13 1/2" by 14 1/2". It was probably made about the 1940's. The price is $850.00. Inventory Code: AAWP. Image ... Right side ...Left side ... Back/right ... Back/left ... Slid down the shaft ... Handle and all ... Closeup of guitar player ... Closeup of two dancers ... Another closeup of two dancers ... Guitar player and two dancers ... Closeup of woman ... Closeup of man ... Closeup of other man.
Larger versions of images: Image ... Right side ...Left side ... Back/right ... Back/left ... Slid down the shaft ... Handle and all ... Closeup of guitar player ... Closeup of two dancers ... Another closeup of two dancers ...Closeup of woman ... Closeup of man ... Closeup of other man.
This is a folky hand made pipe rack, painted red and black. It measures 9" wide by 4 1/4" high by 2 1/4" deep. It is made from 1/4" plywood and 3/4" board. The age appears to be 1940's, and the condition is excellent. The price is $75.00. Inventory Code: AAPR. Image ... From above ... Back. Larger images: Image ... From above ... Back.
This spectacular satin quilt came from an African-American family in Baltimore. It is machine and hand pieced, and minimally quilted, with a light blue cotton back and no batting. From the 1920's/30's, it is 72" square. The condition is excellent, with a very few pieces showing some splitting. The price is $3500.00. Inventory Code: PWCH. Image ... Closeup ... Center section ... Third closeup - much closer ... Fourth closeup. Larger images: Image ... Closeup ... Center section ... Third closeup - much closer ... Fourth closeup.
This painting is titled "The Prophet", by Caroline Goe. Oil on paper, it measures 8 1/2" by 12 1/2" as matted, the frame is 13 3/4" by 17". The artist is a street person in New York City who works mainly with scrounged materials. This piece was painted prior to 1986, and is in excellent condition. The price is $225.00. Inventory Code: PWWO. Image.
This is a carved wooden "Black Power" fist. It has a hole through it with a rawhide necklace. The fist is 2 3/4" H, 2" wide, 1 1/4" deep. Condition is very good, and the carving is probably from the 1970's. The price is $65.00. Inventory Code: PWAP. Image.
This is a very unusual, folk art box done in a layered, tramp art style. It is made from cigar box wood, and decorated with shaped, built-up layers and tacks. It has a dark lacquer finish and small handles on each side. The finish, which varies in shades, is darkest on the top and also has reddish tones which show more on all the sides. Inside are one large and four small compartments. The box is 18 1/2" side, 5 1/2" deep, and 4" high. The legs are actually applied on the the outside. The condition is fairly good; however it does have a few cracks and chips. There is also some loss to the back left corner of the top and the bottom outer portions of the legs on the left side. This box was likely made in the late 1800's or to as recently as around 1900. The price is $285.00. Inventory Code: PWHP. Layered box ... Top view ... Front view ... Closeup (shows surface, color best) ... Another overall view ... 3/4 view ... Back view ... One end ... The other end ... End view, from above ... Open, showing compartments inside.
Larger images: Layered box ... Top view ... Front view ... Closeup (shows surface, color best) ... Another overall view ... 3/4 view ... Back view ... One end ... The other end ... End view, from above ... Open, showing compartments inside.
This is a wonderful red, white, and blue, metal whirligig with Popeye. It was likely made in the 1930's or '40s, and is in excellent working condition. It is on a relatively new base. This piece has great old and original paint and interesting construction. The tail, for example is part of the main whirligig and is twisted rather than applied. The whirligig itself is about 20" long and 12" high, while the diameter of the blade is 13 1/2". On the base it stands about 29" to the top of the blade. Popeye, with an expressive face, goes back and forth as the 12 bladed propeller spins. Take a look at the motion (925k) of this really nice and folky piece. The price is $795.00. Inventory Code: THPA. Popeye whirligig ... Another view ... Closeup ... Closeup with action turned ... Front of blade ... From behind ... Another angle from behind ... Closeup from another angle ... From above ... One side ... The other side ... Another side view ... Another overall view ... From a front angle ... Video of the motion (925k).
Larger images: Popeye whirligig ... Another view ... Closeup ... Closeup with action turned ... Front of blade ... From behind ... Another angle from behind ... Closeup from another angle ... From above ... One side ... The other side ... Another side view ... Another overall view ... From a front angle ... Video of the motion (925k).
This airplane whirligig has wonderful colors and form. It has a wood body, metal found objects for the blade, wings, and tail, and plastic wheels and pilot. The wood base was added more recently. The plane itself is 26" long, 15 1/2" wide, and 13 1/2" high; with the base it is 24 1/2" high. There may once have been something else attached over the tail. Probably about 40 years old, it is in very good, weathered condition. The price is $325.00. Inventory Code: ATAT. Image ... From behind/side ... Front ... The colors don't show as well in the rest of the photos, but they will show you other angles. The other side ... Back view ... From above ... From below ... Overall, including base. Larger images: Image ... From behind/side ... Front ... The other side ... Back view ... From above ... Overall, including base.
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 is a very finely detailed whimsey carving of a knife, with two balls in a cage in the handle. It is decorated with incised patterns, hearts, and the initials "J" and "W". It is finished with a light lacquer or varnish, and measures 8 1/2" long by approximately 3/4" by 3/4". The condition is excellent, with only one tiny, very old chip missing, which may have happened when the knife was originally carved. It was probably made in the early 1900's. The price is $135.00. Inventory Code: AOKO. Several views ... Closeup of detail. Larger images: Several views ... Closeup of detail.
This is a large, old, heavy club made from a very gnarled root or burl. The handle was roughly carved down, and has been worn to a smooth patina through handling. It was found on Dauphin Island, near Mobile, AL, and probably dates to the 18th century. It is in very good condition, and measures 27" long. The head of the club varies in thickness from about 6" to 7". The price is $250.00. Inventory Code: TAHS. Image ... Another view ... End view ... Another overall view ... Closeup of the handle ... Closeup of the top ... Another closeup of the top ... Another overall view.
Larger images: Image ... Another view ... End view ... Another overall view ... Closeup of the handle ... Closeup of the top ... Another closeup of the top ... Another overall view.
Next are two plywood signs with scriptural passages from the Bible. They were made by Floyd Graber, a retired dairy farmer from Freeman, South Dakota and came from his folk art environment, described in Maine Antiques Digest as "somewhat similar to the Finster Paradise Gardens". There is a bio of Graber on the North American Mission Board web site (www.onmission.com/site/c.cnKHIPNuEoG/b.829923/k.3A0/Retirement_by_design.htm) which says in part "Graber made more than a hundred signs with Masonite letters displaying scripture, and he arranged them throughout this garden. He also had an archway with boxes holding Christian literature for those who were interested. Creating interest in the gospel was Graber's goal." These signs apparently were made after 1978 and are in very good condition, with normal wear to the paint. They are each about 7 feet 5" long by 21" high and 1" deep. They are priced separately below.
"Delight thyself also in the Lord". The price is $375.00. Inventory Code: TTCO. Floyd Graber religious sign ... Closeup of left ... Closeup of middle ... Closeup of right ... Closeup from one side ... Closeup from the other side ... With a yardstick for scale (arrows) ... Closer view of one corner ... Back.
Larger images: Floyd Graber religious sign ... Closeup of left ... Closeup of middle ... Closeup of right ... Closeup from one side ... Closeup from the other side ... With a yardstick for scale (arrows) ... Closer view of one corner ... Back.
"Eye hath not seen". The price is $375.00. Inventory Code: TTCR. Floyd Graber religious sign ... Closeup of left ... Closeup of middle ... Closeup of right ... Closeup from one side ... Closeup from the other side ... Closer view of one corner ... Back ... Closeup of back.
Larger images: Floyd Graber religious sign ... Closeup of left ... Closeup of middle ... Closeup of right ... Closeup from one side ... Closeup from the other side ... Closer view of one corner ... Back ... Closeup of back.
This is a folk art dog sculpted from various metal found objects. The body is a large spring, the tail is a lighter spring that can "wag". It came from Iowa and is 25 1/2" long by 12 3/4" high by 9 1/2" wide, with a mostly dark oxidized surface and some remnants of black paint. It is old, and the condition is excellent and sturdy. The price is $285.00. Inventory Code: TTTP. Folk art dog sculpture ... Another view ... Closeup of the head ... Front view ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... Closeup from front ... Closeup from behind ... Another overall view.
Larger images: Folk art dog sculpture ... Another view ... Closeup of the head ... Front view ... Side view ... The other side ... Back view ... Closeup from front ... Closeup from behind ... Another overall view.
This is a French bottle whimsey with two orchard workers picking apples. There is a tree with apples on it, and a basket of apples on the ground. It is built in a cut glass bottle that is filled with water. It stands 9 1/2" high by 3 7/8" in diameter, and is in excellent condition. The price is $195.00. Inventory Code: TTKC. Bottle whimsey ... Side with labels ... Closeup ... Another overall view ... Side view ... Three more views ... Closeup of upper label ... From above.
Larger images: Bottle whimsey ... Side with labels ... Closeup ... Another overall view ... Side view ... Three more views ... Closeup of upper label ... From above.
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