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Painted Pantry Box

Nineteen century oval pantry box with original oxidized green panted surface. Lapped fingered construction with copper tacks. Excellent condition inside and out with no restoration. Length 5 1/2”. Height 2 1/2”.

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Mochaware Mug

Large English pearlware mochaware mug with black and reddish-brown dot decoration on a light blue ground. Eight concentric black and reddish- brown bands surrounding two bands of light blue rouletting with darker blue accents. Applied handle and a well formed footed base. Wonderful form and colors. Professionally cleaned to remove light staining on the interior. Circa 1840. Height - 6””.

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Small Fingered Pantry Boxes

Nineteenth century fingered pantry boxes in original painted surface. Both boxes are in excellent condition with only minor age appropriate wear. Red - 3 1/4” in diameter. Yellow- 2” in diameter.

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Mochaware Cup

English pearl ware slip-marbled cup with applied handle. Good crisp colors with no restoration. Faint age appropriate crazing otherwise in excellent condition. Circa 1830. Height 2 1/2”.

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PA Red Cupboard

Pennsylvania cupboard with late 19th century red paint over original Spanish brown. Extended cornice over two paneled doors over excellent shaped skirt. Solid sides and original back boards. Made entirely of white pine. Mortise and tenon construction. Restoration to left rear foot. Circa 1820. Height- 66”, Width- 47”, Depth- 18”.

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Miniature Buttocks Basket

Rare 19th century miniature woven buttocks basket in original red paint. This little beauty has an excellent oxidized surface with no breaks or repairs. Width- 3 -/8 inches.

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English Pearlware Mocha Mug

English pearlware mochaware mug with cats-eye decoration between double banding top and bottom. Excellent original condition. Height 4".

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Antique German Krampus

Extremely rare German made paper mache krampus, also known as the Christmas devil, with candy container. The krampus was a horned beast who punished naughty children at Christmas. Circa 1910. Excellent original condition. Height - 15.5".

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Holloway Bird Tree

Rare bird tree made by John Holloway of West Creek, NJ in the style of 19th century carver Schtockschnitzler Simmons. Eight folky hand carved birds with original poly-chrome painted surface on a sassafras branch. Wonderful form and surface. Signed JRH. Height - 18".

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Mocha Lidded Vegetable Bowl

Rare English mocha lidded vegetable bowl. Excellent form with footed base, applied handles and rouletting on both the base and the lid. Desirable decoration with black and white banding on the base, shoulder and lid, cats-eyes, and seaweed patterns. Restoration to inner rim of lid. Width - 10", Height - 8".

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Miniature Wood Duck

Well executed carved and hand painted miniature wood duck. It is unsigned and dates to the 1960's or earlier. Excellent form and surface. Height - 3 7/8 inches.

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Frank Finney Hummingbird

Ruby-throated hummingbird carved and painted by Frank Finney of Cape Charles, VA. This is one of his earlier works dating to the 1990's. It is unsigned but it is guaranteed to be made him. Height - 5 3/8 inches.

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Wallpaper Box

Oval wallpaper box of Pennsylvania origin with blue paper and black and white geometric decoration. Circa 1830. Width - 3 1/2 inches. Ex Richard Flanders Smith collection.

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Wallpaper Box

Round wallpaper box of Pennsylvania origin. Blue with white, black and gold decoration. Circa 1840. Diameter - 3 1/2 inches. Ex Richard Flanders Smith collection.

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Shaker Bentwood Box

Oval Shaker three fingered pantry box with original blue painted surface. Found in southern New Hampshire. Length - 4 inches. Minor non- visible loss to rim of the bottom section.

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Barber Pole

Late 19th century barber pole with second polychrome painted surface. Excellent form and condition with original mounting bracket. Length - 32 inches.

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Large Barber Pole

Early 20th century barber pole with original polychrome painted surface. This is one of the tallest barber poles we have ever seen standing at 100 inches tall. The base is not original to the piece.

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Painted Pantry Box

Excellent small 19th century fingered pantry box with original light green painted surface. Excellent condition with age appropriate wear. Diameter - 2 1/8 inches. Perfect for the top of a stack.

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Game Board

Late 19th century New England single sided game board with original polychrome painted surface. The border is decorated with desirable alternating hearts and diamonds. 15" square. Expected wear from usage.

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Holloway Bird Tree

Rare bird tree made by John Holloway of West Creek, NJ in the style of 19th century carver Schtockschnitzler Simmons. Six folky birds with original polychrome painted surface positioned on a sassafras branch. Excellent presentation and form. Signed JRH on the base. Height - 19".

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Small Baltimore Stoneware Pitcher

Rare, small size Baltimore, MD stoneware pitcher with a footed base and applied handle. Profusely decorated with a central cobalt hanging tulip surrounded by swags. Professional repair to a crack on the right side. Height - 7 inches.

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Stahl Redware Cat

Redware cat made and decorated by Russell Stahl of the Stahl Pottery, Powder Valley, PA. This folky cat is signed and dated and is in excellent original condition. Height - 4".

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Small Stoneware Pitcher

Small blue decorated pitcher of Maryland or Pennsylvania origin. Excellent original condition with good blue decoration to include the termination points of the handle. Height - 7".

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Carved Owl

Wonderfully executed barn owl with original polychrome painted surface. This fine carving dates to the mid twentieth century. The center shaft of the perch is mortised through the base. Height - 13 inches.

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Ellinger Watercolor

Ellinger (American 1913-2003) watercolor on parchment paper of a colorful peacock in repose on a checkered base with tiny polka dots. Brightly colored tulips and mums surround the central peacock figure. This beautiful work dates to his early period (the late 1960"s) and is presented in it's original paint decorated frame and is signed "D. Ellinger" below the base. Dimensions 18 x 13", 11 x 14 1/2" sight.

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