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.
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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Folk Art Painting of a River Scene
Naïve folk art painting of a river scene, o/c, unsigned. The scene is of a man fishing in the river, along with a sailboat, early houses and a luminous sky in the background. The painting is framed in a beautiful period lemon-gold frame. 19th century.
Dimensions: 25½” x 18½”; Viewed Area: 20½” x 13½”
Item No. 190293
Price: $985.
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