FINE POLYCHROME PAINTED FOLK ART WALLPOCKET CA.Victorian period; decorative fretwork cut poplar/softwood backboard with scroll cut and carved painted applications, figures include two birds on tree limb in lower...
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FINE CHIP CARVED TULIP PATTERN BUTTERPRINT CA.mid-late 19th century; attributed to print carver known as "Bold Abstractionist"; the print old treadle lathe turned one piece with stove pipe hat shaped grip, vibrant...
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DOUBLE SIDED CHIP CARVED WOODEN BUTTERPRINT CA.1850; thick lathe turned tapered jar-cork shaped double sided print: one side with bold stylized tulip with fine flowing narrow leaves and matched secondary buds...
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ASSEMBLED GROUP OF FOLK ART CARVINGSca.early-mid 20th century; attributed to one of the "Jailhouse Carvers" (working at Graterford & Eastern State Penitentiary Prisons) whimsically carved Amish lady in black full...
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DECORATIVE CARVED HUNTER'S POWDER HORNBY "D.H.M."ca. unknown - contemporary (?); modern crafted hunter's powder horn crafted from goat and cow horn two-portion construction with scrimshaw and chip carved decorative...
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MINIATURE MALLARD PAIRAlbert J. Dittman(1884-1974)
Williamstown, MA, c. 1940
4 3/4 in. long
A miniature pair by this Abercrombie & Fitch and Brooks Brothers featured carver displaying the maker's stylized signature...
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EXCEPTIONAL SWIMMING MERGANSERNorthShore, MA, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
This hollow swimming merganser is among the finest decoys discovered in decades. As this Massachusetts masterpiece makes its public debut,...
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EARLY HUMPBACK BLACK DUCKThe Ward Brothers
LemuelT. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1921
17 in. long
“Stephen W. Ward (1895-1976) and his brother Lemuel Travis Ward (1896-1984) of Crisfield, Maryland...
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MALLARD DRAKESan Francisco, CA, c. 1940
15in. long
This gouge-carved decoy relates to the work of John Tornberg (1902-1971) and may very well be the carver's later work. Tornberg lived in the Marina district of San...
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EARLY HOLLOW COOTFred Cutting (1858-1936)
Sacramento,CA, c. 1880
9 in. long
This plump little decoy has a hollow body, a thin neck, and a chip-carved head. A competitive shotgun shooter, Fred also used his Winchester for market...
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19TH CENTURY CHIP CARVED BIRD ON NEST.19thCentury Chip Carved Bird on Nest. Attributed to Southeastern Lancaster carver, for similar examples see" Just For Nice" by Machmer page 35. Hand written note attached to base...
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AN AMERICAN PAINTED AND CARVED WOODCIGAR STORE INDIAN,... CIGAR STORE INDIAN, PROBABLY MARYLAND OR DELAWARE, LATE 19TH CENTURY, carved in a standing position with one leg slightly bent and holding a bundle...
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EARLY BALI INDONESIAN CARVED SAWO WOODSCULPTUREFeatured in this lot is a Early Vintage Bali Indonesian hand-carved Sawo wood Sculpture. It depicts a celebrated tale from the Hindu epic, Ramayana, a commonly found...
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GEORGE III PARCEL GILT "CONSTITUTION"MIRRORBritish, circa 1765, with carved and gilt scrolled pediment centering a well carved spread wing phoenix, standing on a rocky plinth, mahogany frame with carved and gilt...
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2012 HAIDA ARGILLITE & ABALONE ORCABY LIONEL SAMUELSLionel Samuels (First Nations, Haida, Canada, 1963 to present) ca. 2012 CE, "Orca Whale." This is a striking hand carved argillite sculpture of a sacred orca...
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ORNATE 20TH C. MAORI WOOD CANOE TAUIHUPROWOceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. This is an incredibly ornate canoe prow known a tauihu with several figure heads, hand-carved from wood,...
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19TH C. MAORI WOOD HOE KOWHAIWHAI MOTIFS,ABSTRACT TIKI...**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori culture, likely Te Arawa people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A superb wooden paddle known...
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19TH C MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO LEADER ORATORSTAFF W/ NACRE...**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with a mesmerizing "corkscrew"...
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LATE 19TH C. MAORI WOOD KOTIATE CLUBW/ PAUA INLAY**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine kotiate club, a traditional type of weapon, hand-carved...
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19TH C. MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO ORATOR STAFFW/ NACRE INLAY...Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with beautiful carvings across the surface and an inlay...
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19TH C. VANCOUVER HAIDA ARGILLITE BOATW/ TOTEM ANIMALS...First Nations, Pacific Northwest Coast, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Haida people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful and...
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EARLY 20TH C. PANAMANIAN KUNA WOOD FIGURE,NUCHU**Originally Listed At $700**
Latin American, Panama, Kuna People, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure known as a nuchu (uchu) by the indigenous Kuna...
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MASSIVE CARVED LIMESTONE FIREPLACE MANTEL,18TH C.Massive carved limestone fireplace mantel, early 19th c., from the Robert Reid Cochran (1771-1861) family homestead Oak Dale Farm , Cadiz, Ohio, inscribed Liberty over...
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PENNSYLVANIA CARVER, CHIP CARVED BIRDSoutheasternLancaster County Pennsylvania Carver, chip carved bird, late 19th c. , 6 1/2" l. For a carving by the same hand see Machmer Just For Nice, page 35, figure 119.
Competitive...
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PENNSYLVANIA CARVER, CHIP CARVED BIRDSoutheasternLancaster County Pennsylvania Carver, chip carved bird, late 19th c. , 5 1/2" l. Pictured in Machmer Just For Nice , page 35, figure 119.
Competitive in-house shipping is...
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2 FOLK ART CARVINGS ATTRIBUTED TO THE"JAIL HOUSEca. 1900-1945; attributed to group of unidentified carvers that were prisoners in Eastern State Penitentiary or Graterford Prison, each chip carved and polychrome...
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2 FOLK ART HOBO CARVING ATTRIBUTED TOTHE "JAIL HOca. 1900-1945; each figure chip carved softwood with painted accents, hand in pockets and smoking cigarette, attributed to a group of unidentified carvers that...
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FOLK ART CARVED BLACK PAINTED FOX FIGUREca.1900-1930; primitive folk art carving similar in form to Lancaster/Berks Co. regional carvers: carved fox with solid body and head, peg mounted well carved legs, wide carved...
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FOLK ART CHIP CARVED DOG HEAD CANE ATTRIBUTEDTO Sca. 1885-1910; carving made from dug sapling with root ball carved with fine dog's head, relief carved with leaf shape ears, narrow muzzle and relief carved zig-zag collar,...
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4 FOLK ART CARVED MEN BY "THE JAILHOUSECARVERS"ca. 1930-1940s; each chip carved softwood man depicted standing with hands in pockets, smoking cigarette and wearing cap, watercolor/polychrome paint, 5 1/2"- 5 3/4"h;...
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CARVED CHESS SETca. early-mid 20th century;folk art carved and painted chess piece set with painted oil cloth rolled board in box-joint constructed fir and spruce slide lid box, pieces of mixed hardwoods with sawn...
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A FINE, LARGE AND RARE CATLINITE CROSSON PLINTHThe beautifully patinated carving in two parts is comprised of a rising Christian cross atop two integral stepped outsets, and a separate trapezoidal pedestal with...
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Carved and painted shorebird signed,"h. v. shourds," 20th century With glass eyes mounted on driftwood base together with carved and painted shorebird marked "R W C," and two other shorebirds, one carved...
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CHINESE IVORY CARVED FOO (FU) LION JARthe head with protruding eyes and open mouth forming the fitted cover. Signed in calligraphy by the carver in red underfoot. Height 12'' width 4.50'' depth 6''. c. 1920's....
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Abraham Lincoln Hand-Carved Cane 36in. ln. ferrule 1 in.; textured wooden handle with partial applied bone detail at each end; with Abraham Lincoln's bust in relief below handle plus a high relief carving of...
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A Japanese ivory figure of a farmerMeiji period (1868-1912) holding aloft a vine of gourds in his left hand and with millets suspended from a rope over his back on a naturalistic base two character signature...
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