Folk Art Rocking Horse
Outstanding folk art rocking horse. This hand-carved wooden horse boasts its original paint decoration, with leather ears and a horse-hair tail. It has an excellent sculptural look and is in very good condition, displaying only the expected degree of paint wear from age and usage. Mid-19th century, American.
Provenance: Ricco Johnson Gallery, NYC (1983)
Dimensions: 50” long x 11½” wide x 29” high
Item No. 200109
Price: $2,900.
Two-Gallon Ovoid Stoneware Crock
Two-gallon ovoid stoneware crock. The crock sports two handles, with a cobalt blue floral decoration on two opposing sides and a swag-like decoration around both handles. It is stamped with a “2”, but has no other identifying features. The crock is in excellent condition, marred only by a small chip out of one handle and a tiny chip on the inside on the top rim. 19th century.
Item No. 160070
Price: $675.
Small Painted Farm Table
Small painted farm table with a drawer, pine and maple. The table sports a two-board pine top on a maple base, a single drawer with early dovetails, and tapered Hepplewhite legs. The base is painted with the original red wash. The table is in very good condition, exhibiting only the wear and tear expected from age and usage. Circa 1790-1820, New England.
Dimensions: 49” long x 27½” wide x 28½” high.
Item No. 200121
Price: $975.
Large Wooden Bowl
Large wooden chopping bowl. The bowl is in beautifully aged, out-of-round condition with attractive old patina. It is in excellent condition, displaying only the expected degree of wear from age and usage. 19th century.
Dimensions: 21¾” x 20¾” x 7½” high
Item No. 190181
Price: $550
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Pastel Portrait of a Young Girl
An endearing folk art portrait of a young girl, pastel on paper, unsigned. The portrait is of Mary Louisa Miller, (1846 - ?), a brown-eyed girl wearing a bright blue dress with a fine white lace collar and carrying a single pink rose. The pastel is in very good condition but with some buckling of the paper. Circa 1850, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Provenance: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Jan. 30, 1980.
Dimensions: 20¼” x 16½”; Viewed Area: 14¼” x 10½”
Item No. 200082
Price: $2,900.
Architectural Sampler
Embroidered architectural sampler in the original gold leaf frame. The sampler depicts buildings, trees and birds, surrounded by a strawberry vine border. Part of the text reads, “Mary Mullison, Aged 13 years, 1830”. The sampler is in very good condition, but with some fading of the colors. American.
Dimensions: 18¾” x 18¾”; Viewed Area: 15½” x 15½”
Item No. 200011
Price: $635.
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Folk Art Family Record
Folk art watercolor stencil of a family record under glass. The record, never used, is beautifully decorated with fruits and flowers, birds, American flags and a heart. A banner at the top reads, “Birds of Paradise”. The record is in excellent condition and dates from the mid-19th century.
Dimensions: 18” x 23”
Item No. 190173
Price: $375.
Sale Price: $275. (Firm)
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