2016 SPRING FEATURE AUCTION

1: RARE CHILD'S MECHANICAL TOY - American Mechanical Toy Co of Dayton, Ohio Clockwork "Juba Dancers", circa 1890, one of the earliest American toys utilizing a clockwork mechanism with brake, still in working order

2: PORTLAND MAINE LOCKBOX - Mid 19th c

3: (4 PCS) EARLY AMERICAN STONEWARE - All salt glaze, including: Brown Jug with original wood and leather stopper, 10 1/2" tall; PLUS Redware jug with broad mouth, 8 3/4" tall, old rim chips; PLUS Yellow Pot with origina...

4: (9) FRENCH PICKLE JARS - 19th c

5: PAINTED PINE BALLOT BOX - Scarce Mid 19th c

6: COLONIAL CANDLEBOX - 18th c

7: FOLK ART GABLE ACCENT - Forged Iron Butterfly, found in Central Pennsylvania, in layers of forest green paint, smithy made, having bolted on embossed steel plate wings, the tail bent at an angle and drilled for mounti...

8: FOLK ART CANE - Late 19th c

9: SPRUCE GUM BOX - 19th c

10: CAROUSEL HORSE - 19th c. Carved and Painted Wood Horse, attributed to Armitage-Herschell, from an outside row, with glass eyes, jewels and tack, later black paint, on a pipe stand. Roughly 48" x 50" x 12".

11: CHILD'S WINDSOR HIGHCHAIR - Late 18th to Early 19th c

12: CHILD'S SLANT FRONT DESK WITH RUSH SEAT CHAIR - Early 19th c

13: PAIR OF CARNIVAL CARVINGS - Circus Wagon or Carousel Housing Figures of Women with a Bared Breast, holding aloft one hand (probably for a flag), in opposing stances as seen on backs of wagons or flanking entrances, th...

14: FAMILY BIRTH REGISTER - 1905 Hand Painted Registry for the Glasser family, showing the birth dates of four children, Harry, Samuel, Martin and Louis, born between 1889 and 1898

15: CAROUSEL FIGURE - Floor Mount Running Cat, circa 1905, in polychromed carved wood, with glass eyes

16: FOLK ART CUCKOO CLOCK - Black Forest Style Cuckoo Clock featuring three oversized American Eagles, carved by Morton Riddle (KY/CA, 1909-1992), a retired watchmaker from Peastick, Kentucky who was discovered by Liz Bla...

17: LEGENVRE (19th c French) - Naive Portrait of a Young Blonde Girl Seated in a Chair, wearing a blue velvet dress and a turquoise necklace, oil on canvas, unsigned, in modern gold frame, OS: 23 1/4" x 19 1/4", SS: 21 1/...

18: LEGENVRE (19th c French) - Portrait of a Young Boy in his Christening Gown, signed center left, dated 1852, in what may be the original gold matched corner frame, OS: 18 1/2" x 15 1/2", SS: 15 1/4" x 12 1/4". Cleaned...

19: LEGENVRE (19th c French) - Portrait of a Young Girl in her Christening Gown, signed lower left, dated 1852, in what may be the original gold matched corner frame, OS: 18 1/2" x 15 1/2", SS: 15 1/4" x 12 1/4". Cleaned...

20: NEW ENGLAND DRESSING TABLE - Painted Sheraton Dressing Table, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, circa 1815-1825, painted in buff and having pale swagwork