Embroidered sampler, “Maria Beck, her work, aged 11 years, 1830”. The sampler is decorated with a floral motif and also dogs and birds. Some damage to the linen.
Dimensions: 13½” x 18”
Item No. 120121
Price: $545.
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Antique sheet copper Gabriel weathervane. This rare form was found in the Hudson Valley and purchased by us for our own collection about 30 years ago. At the time, one foot was missing and we had it expertly replaced. Otherwise, the weathervane is in excellent condition. The metal stand is new. 19th century, New York State.
Dimensions: 24½” long x 18½” high, including the stand.
Item No. 210042
Price: $3,500.
Sale Price: $2,800. (Firm.)
Naïve painting of a horse and a foal, oil on wooden panel, unsigned. The painting is in very good condition. Mid-19th century.
Dimensions: 25¼” x 18½”
Item No. 210013
Price: $2,300.
Sale Price: $1,450. (Firm)
Antique Oriental throw rug. The rug sports bright colors and is in good condition, with some areas of wear and one minor repair. Circa 1920-1930.
Dimensions: 3’10” x 6’5”
Item No. 200194
Price: $1,500.
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. 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 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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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.
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 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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