808481     Native American Turquoise Cluster Pin

It has a 1 5/8" diameter.  The only mark I see is an indian head dress on the back.  There is no sterling silver mark.  The center looks like an eight petal flower surrounded by a rope like metal circle.  On the outside there are 24 additional starbursts or rays, each surrounded in metal stippling with a small round ball at the end.  It is a dark color, so I do not know if this is turquoise stone or turquoise colored glass.  Perhaps the Indian headdress mark could be a clue as to the maker or type of metal or stone.  There is also a circle below the headdress with a "c" inside or a circle that was just not stamped completely.    
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Price: $49.50

806203     Interesting Antique Bicycle Basket Unusual Weave

I have no idea as to the age of this unusual bicycle handle basket. It could date anywhere from 1890 to 1930. It has been painted white on the outside. I have taken one picture of the inside of the basket which was not painted. It could make an interesting wall hanging used for holding dried flowers. This would also be of interest to individuals collecting early bicycle ralated items. There are breaks in the basket. I have taken pictures of some of the problems.
It is made with a variety of materials. The band around the top looks a bit like willow. There is an interesting woven braided straw band for the horizontal strips alternating with thin plain strips. The vertical weave are made with diferent size splints. There are metal studs in a number of places that were probably placed there to strengthen the weave.
The basket is 9" tall. The top opening is 10" wide and 8" deep. It is mostly oval, but the bottom is more of a rectangle measuring 7" wide and 4" deep. At the widest part of the basket it is about 12" wide with a 31" circumference. Measuring the inside of the top opening, it is about 24" around.
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Price: $19.50

801240     Antique Factory Made Carved Horse w Primitive Look

This is an interesting carved horse that is probably factory made from the looks. The horse is painted a medium brown with black tail, black and partly white legs, painted on harness and an oil cloth saddle. One leg looks all black while others are partly black and white stockings and black hooves. This is a very good looking horse carving with a primitive look. It looks like he was made in 3 sections. The center section was the head, middle of the body and tail. On the outside from the shoulder to hind quarters and legs for both sides.
There are 3 major problems which makes this a nice horse for someone who has the talent to repair carved figures. One of the legs is partly gone and the horses nose has broken off. For people who like horses, this could be restored back to a nice wood carved horse figure. One of the side sections cracked at the shoulder, but it is still solid and in place. The horse is 5 3/4" tall and 7" from head to tail.
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Price: $10.00

711253     Title

This is a Sandwich glass cup plate with the heart design from the mid 1800s. It is from the heart series and attributed to Sandwich. The Lee and Rose No. is 476. It is 12 sided with 13 hearts. There are a few tiny chips on the edges. This would also look nice with a Valentine display. Hearts have always been popular.
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Price: $10.00

709204     Pattern Glass Pitcher Sawtooth Design

This is a very heavy pattern glass pitcher, probably from the turn of the century, late 1800s - early 1900s. It is about 9" tall. I am not that knowledgeable about this type of glass, but the handle looks to be applied. The condition is fairly good, but there is roughage on one side of the handle at the bottom. I took several pictures of this, but am not sure the damage will show that much. In one of the reference books, it said that the pitcher was first made by Sandwich Glass Co in 1850 with flint glass. This does not ring the way flint glass should, so I just do not know. Measuring from the tip of the spout to the end of the handle, it measures 8 1/2" across. The base has a 4 1/4" diameter.
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Price: $85.00

709202     Combination Wire Hat Holder & Iron Coat Hook Late 1800s

This is a very unusual combination wire hat holder and case iron coat hook. The only marking is PATD. The wire loop for the hat was probably designed for a man's soft hat. The top would go through the loop and the brim of the hat would rest on the wire loop. The case iron portion has a hook on the end for a coat or jacket to be hooked onto. The cast iron portion is designed to be screwed into the wall. The wire fits into that and can be raised up when not being used, or down when in use. The moving part of the case iron does have a break, but does not affect the function. Also, the part that reads PATD is just before the break, and I just wonder if the part that broke off might have had the patent date. Since this is an unusual item, the pictures can be a bit confusing. The first picture shows the wire in the down position, so a hat could be placed on or into the rim. The second picture shows it in the the upward position with the wire against the wall. The third is a close up of the hook. Fourth repeats the down position at another angle and the last two pictures show the cast iron portion. One side with the PATD and a break, the other side with nothing on it and not broken.
The wire portion is slightly ovalized and measures 9" deep and 8" wide. The case iron base and hook is about 3 1/2" long. The base that screws into the wall has a 2 1/4" diameter.
This could also make a nice plant holder with one pot placed into the wire and a flat pot or basket hanging from the hook. It would also be an interesting display for a restaurant, men's store or haberdasher.
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Price: $50.00

708212     Early Tiny 4 1/2" Pantry Box Red Paint Over Dry Blue

This nice little pantry box is a real treasure, but unfortunately has damage on the lid. The lower portion is fine. It has a 4 1/2" diameter with a nicely tapered finger on both the base and the lid. The box is a nice thick deep red over a medium dry blue paint. The top shows through to the blue paint more than the base. That just has a little of paint loss of the red paint. I was trying to see if the strap for the lid was all there and while I was trying to force the broken pieces to meet, the pressure cracked the wood on the lid. I am not knowledgeable about repairs and probably should have soaked the wood before putting stress on it. It does look like it is all there.

I am showing a lot of pictures so you can see what is wonderful about this box and what the problems are. This size is very difficult to find in an early pantry box, especially with the nice lap on the lid and base.
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Price: $225.00

708211     Mochaware Muffineer Salt Yellow Ware Seaweed Decoration

This mochaware muffineer with footed base has wonderful form and deep coloring. The yellow ware is very dark, almost the color of the spicy dark mustard. The blue in the seaweed and the brown bands are equally vivid or dark in color. The blue runs around most of the band with one small section that does not have the blue. I will take about 3 pictures showing all sides. It is 5" tall, with a 1 1/4" diameter on the base. The widest part is 7 3/4" around, narrowing to about 4" around near the top.

This is often called a salt shaker by some collectors and a muffineer by others, so I use both in my title and description. This would be a nice addition to any yellowware or mochaware collection. This would probably date from the mid to late 1800s.

There are 2 mends on the base that were nicely done and are very sturdy. I will show pictures of both. The repairs are slightly darker with a greyish tone.
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Price: $850.00

708210     Cute Dark Brown Gathering Basket, possibly Willow?

This is a cute gathering basket nice for holding smalls such as fabric balls or rolled up pieces of fabric or even cloth fruit. It measures 7" by 8 1/4", is about 8" tall including the handle, and about 4" tall without the handle. The handle is made of one thicker piece of bent wood and 2 thinner pieces on either side. The handles were then wrapped with straw at the base. The 2 smaller pieces have broken, but the handle is still strong and serviceable This is probably from the early part of the 1900s.

708207     Antique 8" Diameter Pantry Box Tri Color Folk Art Paint

This is an 8" pantry box with very unusual tri color paint with a folk art look. The underneath paint is mustard with red and green marbelized over that. The top is similar but a little different with some marbalizing and some blotches. There is a small amount of the red and green on the outside band on the top section. While the coloring is all similar, I do not know if the lid and base have always been together. The inside of the pantry box is also painted and the bottom on the outside. The top is rough with splits in the band, obviously damaged and repaired. There are a few gouges in the top. The lower section was made by stitching it together with thread instead of nails. This is rather unusual. The lower section is very sturdy but has a split across the bottom and also has a few gouges on the top. This has had a long hard life. Two of my pictures show the chips in the top. The diameter on the top is 8", and on the bottom section 7 3/4. It is 3 1/4" tall. This would date somewhere in the late 1800s, maybe earlier.
I took several pictures of the sides as the paint changes all the way around. Also there are 2 pictures showing the stitches.
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Price: $135.00

708206     Heavy Antique Pantry Box 10" Dia. Old Paint Over Green

his is a fairly sturdy antique pantry box with a 10" diameter top and 9 3/4" on the bottom. It is 5" tall. It is a nice heavy box with sturdy construction, not the flimsy type. I see both metal nails along the side and tiny wood pegs around the bottom and on the lid. The top has a nice overlap of about 4", straight on the outside and cut at an angle on the inside. The lower section also has a straight cut with some problems at the bottom where the overlap has broken away. The paint underneath is a windsor green. It is a little hard to tell as there are only a few places where the outside paint has broken through enough to see the color below. Mostly the green shows on the lower portion, but a little on the top as well. The outer paint is a mustard brown color. At the auction where this was purchased referred to it as "Grain Paint", it just does not look too much like grain paint to me. In my pictures it does look a little like the grain paint.
This is one of those pantry boxes that possibly went to Art School. The original paint was the windsor green as mentioned, then an ivory color and then a brownish gold color over that which is possibly what the auction company meant by "grain paint". On top of the lid there are 2 apples and a pear were painted with leaves done similarly to designs on early toleware. The box is probably late 1800s or early 1900s. I cannot be sure whether the art work is original to the box, or even early in its life. On the other hand, it could have been done early to mid 1900s. It is a good pantry box for stacking. The sides are a neutral color and can blend with any group of colors.
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Price: $225.00

708203     Gray Graniteware Pot Unusual Shape w Early Tin Lid

Gray Graniteware Pot Unusual Shape with Early Tin Lid Very nice graniteware pot with an unusual, almost heart-like shape with rolled edges at the top and bottom of the pan.
It is in 2 shades of grey with a slightly marbelized look. The lid is a dark tin with rolled edges and wooden knob.
It is 4 1/2" tall and 8" at the widest part. Front to back is 6 1/4" at the deepest part. With the contours, it narrows to 3" deep at the sides. The condition is fair. There is discoloration near the rolled edges on the pot. There is a chip in the front.

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Price: $75.00

609211     Vintage Small Ice Cresm Scoop 862527 Hamilton Beach

This is a nice Hamilton Beach Ice Cream Scoop that has a small scoop and wood handle. It looks like chrome platted brass (possibly other metals in there also, but it looks to be brass in some of the other places where the chrome has worn off ). It has a nice spring action. The Pat No. is 862527. It is 9" long The scoop or bowl portion has a 1 3/4" diameter.
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Price: $20.00

609205     Antique Lighting Device Green Paint over Metal

Nice primiitive 3 handle lighting device in green paint. The center of the bowl shaped dish contains the vessel for holding the oil. The knob for working the wick up and down is in good working condition. The top unscrews to allow filling of the vessel. The 3 handle design alllows the user to reach a handle from any position. The paint on the bottom is much brighter than on the top as it did not have as much exposure to the light. But there is a lot of wear on the bottom. It is sort of a light green. The dish diameter is about 6" across and is about 3" tall. Each handle has about a 2 3/4" diameter. I think this would be about 120 years old or so. There was probably a special hurricane glass pressed into the prongs that was missing when I purchased this. I have used a small reproduction glass to serve that purpose, but it does not stay on as nicely as the original one. I do not have this glass, but these repros are easy to locate.
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Price: $135.00

608420     Roly Poly or Skittle Rabbit Oil Cloth New Folk Art

Nicely painted oil cloth skittle or rolly polly. I think this rabbit is designed more like a skittle, flat on the bottom, as they were meant to be bowled over and down, rather than rounded on the bottom to bounce back up. He is not artist signed, but the artist did a wonderful job. It is paint over cloth, much like the early oil cloth rug technique. He is a brown rabbit with a pink beige on the nose and inside the ears and has glass eyes. He has a red jacket with a white blouse with a nice deep collar with tan trim, a brown tie and painted button down front. He is about 8 1/2" tall, 10 with the flopped down ears. This is a novel idea for a rabbit collection, whether he is a skittel or a rolly polly.
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Price: $10.00

608419     Newer Folk Art Primitive Rabbit Gardner w Radish &Shvl

Wonderful primitive looking 15" rabbit right out of digging from his garden. He carries a freshly picked beet and his shovel. He is made of a white slightly fuzzy woolen like material (but I do not think it is really wool, it just looks like it). He has a few intentionally designed dirt marks and grunge to give the authentic look of a gardener doing real work. The yellow on black tag is a little difficult to read as you can see from the picture. It reads: ESC Trading Company / Westerville Ohio // decorative item only not a toy // all new materials hand made in China. I cannot read the signature of the designer, but you can see this clearly in the picture.
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Price: $19.50

207218     This is a wonderful early indigo blue and white quilt that dates from the late 1800s to early 1900s measuring 74" by 78". It is the "Double T" design and is all finely hand quilted with 7 to 8 stitches to the inch. It has a petite double Flying Geese border around all 4 sides. There are about five different indigo blue fabrics that were used in the quilt, some of which are a medium blue, but most are the darker blues. It is in good condition for its age. There are just a few places near the corner where the white fabric has worn a little. The tiny holes or wear marks are only about 1/16". The binding has been replaced, but other than that it is all original. There are a few places in one section with a few light spots.
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Price: $495.00

110096     This cast iron trivet has the British Crown as the centerpiece. The border has the inscription: COLEBROOKDALE IRON CO., POTTSTOWN, PA. It is 5 7/8" by 4 1/4".
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Price: $10.00

011017     Children's hand knit high stockings in blue. The foot measures 3" and 6 1/2" long from heel to the ribbing on top. These have a great country look.
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Price: $28.00

010038     Early child's dress or gown off the shoulder with growth ties at the neck and waist. This type dress was designed as almost a Christening length for toddler with ties being drawn in to adjust for the smaller size wearer. The ties could be let out as the child grew and the long gown shortened for a dress. The size is too large for an infant. The double sleeve has whitework trim and so does the waistband. The waist measures 9" across and 18" around. About 8" from sleeve to sleeve with moderate gathering. Sleeve about 3 1/2". Across chest 10". Many things are hard to measure because so many places have gathers. Shoulder to waist is 9" long and waist to hem is 30".
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Price: $40.00

709205     Pattern Glass Vase or Deep Bowl Sawtooth Design

I am not certain what this glass item is. It looks like it could be a vase with a wide opening which could possibly be used with a frog for large floral arangements. Or, it could be some type of deep bowl. It is too large for a spooner. It is 5 1/2" tall. The glass flares out at the top in sort of a scalloped fashion. It has 6 1/2" diameter where the glass flares out and about a 4 1/2" diameter on the base. This does have a ring similar to flint glass, but I am not sure that is what it is. The condition is good. I think it probably dates somewhere in the early 1900s, possible up to the 1930s.

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Price: $35.00

708204     Vintage Painted Covered Basket Floral Design

Old oval shaped woven basket with lid has brightly colored flowers painted around the sides. The top is also painted, but just more like swirls. There is some wear of the paint, but the colors are still strong. This could be used for holding many things from herbs to knitting or sewing items. The basket is in fairly good shape but there are some breaks on the inside collar. See picture showing this. I do not know the age, but I presume it is from the early 1900s. It is 4 1/2" tall, 11 1/2" wide and 9" deep.

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Price: $75.00

008181     Early pure white undecorated 6" clay pipe marked Germany on the stem. Condition good.

Price: $10.00

008180     This early clay pipe has an interesting embossed design on the bowl portion of a tall ship with three masts on one side. The second side has an embossed anchor. The stem is embossed Germany. The pipe has been mended where the bowl ends and the stem begins and along the stem. The stem has not been shortened.

Price: $15.00

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