- FOLK ART CARVED HEN BY FRANK P. TEXTER,
GOUGLERSVIca. mid 20th century; full or 3/4 size folk art chip carved hen/chicken figure on wood carved legs fastened to salvaged barn siding base, raised small tail feathers,...
[more like this] - THE SURACE FEEDING PLOVERObediah Verity
(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1870
9 3/4 in. long
“Verity’s most distinctive form is a feeding shorebird, with its bulbous head bent down and forward, its...
[more like this] - THE MULLER VERITY PEEP PAIRObediah Verity
(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1880
6 3/4 in. long
This exceptional peep pair showcases identical form in two distinct plumages. The first is in a rarely seen darker-backed...
[more like this] - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER PAIROrlando "Os"
Bibber (1882-1970)
South Harpswell, ME, c. 1910
19 3/4 in. long
An exceptional and exceedingly rare rigmate merganser duo with turned heads and original horsehair crests....
[more like this] - MACKEY-WHEELER BLACK DUCKCharles E.
"Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949)
Stratford, CT, c. 1940
17 1/4 in. long
This Connecticut classic features a refined hollow pine body, turned head, and Shang’s signature scratch...
[more like this] - CASED MODEL, U.S.S. CONSTITUTION BY
WALTER C. LEAVITTWalter C. Leavitt (Maine, 20th century), carved wooden ship model of the U.S.S. Constitution (also known as Old Ironsides), fully fitted with three masts,...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF 16 SCRIMSHAW, NANTUCKET,
MARITIME BOOKS A... MARITIME BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS
• Michael McManus – “A Treasury of American Scrimshaw”
• Gervis Frere-Cook – “The Decorative Arts of the Mariner”
•...
[more like this] - EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE PIERCED WALRUS IVORY
PIE CRIMPER MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 9.75". PIE CRIMPER, Mid-19th Century, Fan-like terminal and double handle extensively pierced and carved with diamonds and filigree designs....
[more like this] - WHALE IVORY CLENCHED FIST PIE CRIMPER
19TH CENTURY LENGTH 8"., 19th Century, Long rectangular whale ivory handle with contrasting central section and terminal carved as a clenched fist and cuffed sleeve. Central...
[more like this] - WHALING MASTER SPENCER PRATT COLLECTION
MID-19TH CENTURY, Mid-19th Century, Includes a scrimshaw inlaid mahogany trinket box, photographs, a logbook, a brass speaking horn and two Asian reverse paintings on glass....
[more like this] - SAILOR-MADE WHALE IVORY NANTUCKET PIE
CRIMPER WITH PIERCED HEART AND OTHER DESIGNS MID-19TH CENTURY LENGTH 6.5". CRIMPER WITH PIERCED HEART AND OTHER DESIGNS, Mid-19th Century, Shield-shaped tail with a pierced...
[more like this] - PAIR OF EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND HISTORICALLY
SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETH BY JOSIAH SHEFFIELD, JR., KNOWN AS THE "LOG TEETH" CIRCA 1831-1835 LENGTHS 6" AND 6.25". INCLUDES STANDS. SIGNIFICANT SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S...
[more like this] - POLYCHROME SCRIMSHAW WHALEBONE DITTY
BOX DEPICTING ALWILDA MID-19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 2.75". LENGTH 7". WIDTH 5". BOX DEPICTING ALWILDA, Mid-19th Century, A rare example made entirely of panbone, the only known...
[more like this] - WHALE IVORY PIE CRIMPER ASSOCIATED WITH
WHALING MASTER CHARLES LITTLE 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 7". WHALING MASTER CHARLES LITTLE, 19th Century, Wheel yoke carved as an eagle's head terminating in two opposing hearts....
[more like this] - PAIR OF LOUISIANA CARVED DUCK DECOYSPair
of Louisiana Carved Duck Decoys , c. 1950s, mallard drake and hen, attr. to Joe Verdin, longer 15 1/2 in.; together with an attributed to Frank Uzee coot, c. 1920s, with lead...
[more like this] - DANISH STERLING SILVER FLATWARE SERVICEDanish
Sterling Silver Flatware Service for Eight, Frigast "Princess Fuschia" pattern, incl. 8 each: dinner forks, l. 7 5/8 in., dinner knives, l. 9 3/4 in., dessert forks, l. 6...
[more like this] - CHINESE IMPERIAL SANCAI `DRAGON' DISH,
GUANGXU P. Chinese ,Guangxu Period and mark, with shallow rounded sides supported on a short foot, the interior carved and decorated with a yellow-bordered medallion enclosing...
[more like this] - A Rare American Renaissance Carved and
Burl Walnut Chair mid-to-late 19th c. Boston pencil-signed and dated "Geo. E. Hixon Feb. 28th 1871" rectangular arched back with applied rosettes and burl panel lions' head...
[more like this] - An American Rococo Carved Rosewood Duchesse
Dressing Table mid-19th c. probably New Orleans serpentine mirror with shell crest bracket supports surmounted by urn finials shaped marble top conforming frieze drawer C...
[more like this] - An American Renaissance Carved Oak and
Elm Armchair mid-to-late 19th c. attributed to George E. Hixon Boston paneled arched back with X-form supports terminating in lions heads scrolled acanthus arms X-form legs...
[more like this] - Carved black walnut footstool, drawer,
black walnut with white pine secondary, top with deeply carved starburst flanked by floral bouquets, dovetailed drawer with cut-nail construction, repeating fan carvings at...
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