A 1933 KANSAS PRISON FOLK ART GIFT TOGOVERNOR'S SONThe carved walnut folk art pull toy with a political agenda was made by an inmate of the Kansas state penitentiary in Lansing for the son of then Governor Alf...
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1820 PENNSYLVANIA FOLK ART ANGEL INKWASHWITH LETTERZachariah Reynolds
(Pennsylvania, 1787-1865)
Angel , 1820
Pen and inkwash on laid paper
11 3/4" x 7 1/2" (sheet)
A folk art pen and ink from Washington County,...
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1811 PENNSYLVANIA FOLK ART OWL WATERCOLORWITH LETTERZachariah Reynolds
(Pennsylvania, 1787-1865)
The Little Owl (The owl of the woods, the night bird) , 1811
Watercolor and ink on laid paper
12 3/4" x 7 3/4" (sheet)
A...
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PAINTED FOLK ART "WATERMELONS" SIGNDESCRIPTION:Ahand painted folk art on wood sign, featuring imagery of watermelon with painted blue lettering at top stating "Watermelons" CIRCA:20th Ct. ORIGIN:Unknown DIMENSIONS:L:24"...
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GA 9TH CSA AMBROTYPE R. CASSADY & CIVILWAR ARCHIVEConfederate Archive of 4th Sergeant Russell M. Cassady, Georgia Company G, 9th Regiment (Walker Co., GA - Lafayette Volunteers, mortally wounded 1865). Includes...
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4 FOLK ITEMS, BOY SCOUT & WPA4 FolkArt items, Work Projects Administration and Boy Scouts. 1st item: WPA painted plaster figural ashtray depicting a worker with shovel leaning against a sign reading "W.P.A....
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WYTHE COUNTY, VA PAINT DECORATED BLANKETCHESTAn early Wythe County, Virginia poplar polychrome painted blanket chest with tombstone panel decoration and bracket feet. The central tombstone panel depicts two parrots...
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2 PETI CLEMENTS O/C PAINTINGS, TRUEIN BLUE & PRECIOUS ...Two (2) Peti Clements (Alabama, 1911-1999) Black Americana folk art acrylic on canvas paintings depicting children's scenes. 1st item: Painting, titled...
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15 DECORATIVE ARTS & SOUTHERN POTTERYREFERENCE BOOKSTwo groups of fifteen (15) total reference books, general decorative arts and Southern pottery. The general decorative arts grouping includes seven (7) general...
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HARVARD CLASSICS ALUMNI EDITIONSet ofHarvard Classics. Alumni Edition, set no. 434. Edited by Charles W. Elliot, LLD. Published by P. F. Collier & Son, New York, 1910. Titles include ìThe Autobiography of Benjamin...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART WRENCH AND BARS QUILTcirca1900, handmade, cotton and commercial fabric, some panels with printed lettering, 85 x 69 in.
Provenance: Property sold to benefit the American Folk Art Museum
Condition:...
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IMPORTANT PSALM 23 FOLK ART QUILT, LENAMOOREcirca 1930, Canton, Mississippi, cotton quilt top with red letter applique yellow stitching, "XXIII Psalms" stitched in gray, yellow rules, featuring scripture from Psalm...
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NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY,),FOLK ART LANDSCAPE WITH A VILLAGE AND A RAILWAY., OIL ON CANVAS, 16" X 22". FRAMED 19" X 24.5".NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL, 19th Century, Folk art landscape with a village and a...
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FOLK ART PAINTED WOODEN TRADE SIGN FEATURINGFELIX THE CAT FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY 35.5” X 48.25”. FELIX THE CAT, First Half of the 20th Century, Felix and "Conibear's Drug Store ..." lettering in white...
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JOHN HALEY BELLAMY AUTOGRAPH DATED 1873LETTER 4.5” X 4.5”. FRAMED 15” X 11”.JOHN HALEY BELLAMY AUTOGRAPH, Dated 1873, Return Registered-Letter Receipt dated December 12, 1873 for a letter mailed from...
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CIRCUS: FOUR FOLK ART CIRCUS WAGONSAND SET OF 15+ VINTAGE TRAINS, DETAILS INCLUDE: FOUR WOODEN FOLK ART CIRCUS WAGONS WITH WOODEN F...CIRCUS: Four folk art circus wagons and set of 15+ vintage trains, details...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ABOUT BLACK HISTORYIncluding:The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, 2010; The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American...
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JANET MUNRO "RETROGRADES" SURREALISTFOLK ART O/B Janet Munro (American b. 1949), "Retrogrades" 1992, oil on board depicting a surrealist or Dali style folk art painting of a dreamlike landscape with the letter...
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Pyrographic folk mahogany letter box,19th C., hinged lift lid box in pyrography decoration including flower and stars at cover, with alphabet, schoolhouse and star decoration at side, 13-1/2"L x 8-1/4" D x 7"H...
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AFRICAN FOLK ART 8PC CARVED WOOD: INLAIDWRITING DESK BOX, 3 BUSTS OF TRIBAL FIGURES, 4 1/2"H X 12 1/2"W X 8"DAfrican folk art 8pc carved wood: inlaid writing desk box, 3 busts of tribal figures,, inlaid letter...
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SILKWORK OF AN 18TH C. WEALTHY DUTCHESSCOUNTY, NEW YORK COUPLE AT HOME ON THE HUDSON RIVER Oval Format with eglomise spandrel, depicting the two on silk with painted heads and hands, the gent substantially more...
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A GAR Folk Art Carving
American, 19thCentury
depicting a pierced folk art carving of an eagle perched atop the letters GAR, flanked by rifles and seated on a naval anchor and cannon.
14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
Property...
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Folk art pierce-carved pictorial andtext panel late 19th century with the Lord's Prayer carved in various lettering styles and surrounded by intricate architectural figural border mounted on fabric-lined panel...
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Private John Cumisky 17th ConnecticutVols Killed by Discharge of Own Gun Civil War Archive 11 letters 1 full plate tintype. Renowned for their stand atop Cemetery Hill at the Battle of Gettysburg the 17th Connecticut...
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1 piece. (Smith, Jessie Willcox, illustrator.)Baby's Red Letter Days. Syracuse, N.Y.: Just's Food Co., (1901). 12mo, orig. pictorial embossed stiff beige wrappers, silk ties, glassine, orig. envelope. Illus. throughout....
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FIVE PIECES PAPER FOLK ART. Americanlate 19th century paper. Three small paper cutouts: wreath of oak leaves and acorns a pair of birds feeding their young and a scalloped circle with hearts. 4 1/2''-7 1/4''l....
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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6 vols. Children's Books - AmericanImprints, Early 20th-Century : Smith, E. Boyd. The Story of Noah's Ark. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1905. 1st ed. Oblong 4to, orig. color pictorial bds.; light to moderate...
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John James Trumbull Arnold Pennsylvania(1812-1865) PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN (Mrs. Gillings) c. 1850 oil on canvas framed unsigned H34 1/2'' W30'' Provenance: Estate of the late Francis D. ''Skeeter'' McNairy Savannah...
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4 vols. American Illustrators: Pyle,Howard. Pepper & Salt, or Seasoning for Young Folk. New York: Harper, 1886. 1st ed. 4to, orig. color pictorial tan cloth; moderate dust soiling, light edge wear. Title in...
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Lot. Autograph Material. Guthrie, Woody.Archive of Autograph Letters Signed, Autograph Manuscript & Typescript Short Stories, Signed Ephemera & other related material: Autograph Letters Signed, all to Charlotte...
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Masonic ''W. Lewis'' Folk Art CanesLot of two folk art canes carved by W. Lewis. The first contains several Masonic symbols. On the lower third is a carved alligator with a carved spiraling serpent leading...
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FOLK ART EAGLE. American mid 20thcentury most likely pine. Carved spread wing American eagle with root perch and banner ''Live and Let Live.'' Inscribed on the back ''Hand carved by W.C. Bohley.'' One letter...
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4 vols. Children's Books: Carroll,Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. London: Macmillan, 1868. "Tenth Thousand." Illus. by John Tenniel. Sm. 8vo, orig. gilt-pictorial & paneled red cloth, a.e.g.; worn...
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Four Books About the Southern BlackMan in Poetry and Story The Black Christ & Other Poems by Countee Cullen New York: Harper & Brothers 1929 12mo hardbound in blue paper boards with past down title illustrated...
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Carved and painted folk art soldier,finely detailed, holding scepter and pick, belt box and scepter with crossed picks possibly symbols for mining, possibly Hessian, American or Continental, probably early 20th...
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