c. 1940
Until recently this sign hung in an upstate New York diner
Painted masonite
67 wide x 48 high
# 9234
2002
Larry Calkins
Cloth, wax, ash
Extraordinary texture and form.
17 wide 57 high
# 9221
c. 1900
Carved from whale vertebrae
Alaska
4-1/2 wide x 10 high
SOLD
Late 19th c.
Iron
Diminutive size
18 long x 6-1/4 high
# 9197
Late 19th c.
Original paint and paddles
Beautifully carved; graceful figure
Ex Harvey Kahn collection
20 high with paddles extended
# 9195
Late 19th c.
Could have been placed above the entrance of the factory.
34 wide x 21 high
# 9228
Early 20th c.
Wood
Strong movements and compelling presence
11 high
SOLD
Mid 20th c.
Found in the early 1980s in Willets Cove, Pennsylvania.
"It seems strange to me that we ever arrived at the idea of
making statues from marble. I understand how you can see
something in the root of a tree, a crevice in a wall,
a corroded bit of stone....But marble?" Pablo Picasso
40 wide x 30 high
# 9227
c. 1920
Carved and polychromed wood, leather, tin, rubber, iron, old fire hose fragment
From a Cedar Rapids, Iowa collection
Quintessential American folk art
28" high (including rod)
SOLD
c. 1900
Rusted tin with residual painted lettering
Reads Homespun Wool Hats & Mittens
20-1/2 long x 16 high
# 9194
c. 1925
Pine
A pair of remarkable wood and polychrome cheetahs
from a traveling carnival show celebrating the discovery
of King Tut's tomb in 1924. The halves can be mounted
on a wall - nose to nose - or displayed free standing.
80" long x 57" high
# 8667
c. 1950
The collection of one man living near the Indianapolis Speedway
# 9046
c. 1870
Carved and painted wood and tin.
Original polychrome.
15-1/2" high (on stand)
SOLD
c. 1900
Found in Wisconsin
Old paint in superb condition
16-1/2 high on stand with paddle extended
# 9179
1999
Artist: Larry Calkins
Wax, soot, cloth, dye, paint, metal
38" wide x 45" high
# 9143
c. 1930
Brass
Faithfully rendered replica of double edge blade razor used as a pharmacy promotion.
16-1/2" long x 7-3/4" wide
# 8968
Early 20th c.
Fabulous (stringless) banjo made from stick candy tin.
Found in Tennessee.
9 wide x 33-1/4 high (35-1/2 on stand) x 5-1/2 deep
SOLD
(One of Several)
c. 1960
Work of a female furniture painter in Cape Giradeau, Missouri.
Said to have been sold to vacationers furnishing their cabins in the Ozarks.
Bold, comtemporary rendering.
37 high x 32-1/2 wide
# 9170
c. 1880
Wood with dimensioned lettering. Dry paint surface. Square nails.
42 long x 7 high
# 9118
(One of Several)
c. 1960
Work of a female furniture painter in Cape Giradeau, Missouri.
Said to have been sold to vacationers furnishing their cabins in the Ozarks.
Bold, comtemporary rendering.
34 high x 27-1/2 wide
SOLD
c. 1930-40
This striking scene of cows, pasture and barns is made entirely from seeds and grains.
Perhaps it was made as a 4H projects for a state fair.
Found on the eastern shore of Maryland.
96 wide x 72 high
SOLD
(One of Several)
c. 1960
Work of a female furniture painter in Cape Giradeau, Missouri.
Said to have been sold to vacationers furnishing their cabins in the Ozarks.
Bold, comtemporary rendering.
36 high x 10 wide
SOLD
Artist: David Montgomery, Hudson, New York
The poor man's Nike of Samothrace
38" wide x 54" high
# 8776
c. 1870
Untouched, original condition
It would have been extraordinary to find a single whirligig in this condition;
to find a pair is virtually inconceivable.
5-3/4" wide (base) x 10-1/2" high (on base) x 1-3/4" deep (base)
SOLD
c. 1825
Found in Bordues, France
Limestone with lichen
Dramatically carved drapery
14 wide x 9 deep x 38 high
# 9188
c. 1940
Enamel over tin
Bold, striking graphic
59-1/4 wide x 36 high
# 9097
c. 1900
Wonderful, folky quality
Perhaps had rockers at one time
26" long x 23-1/2" high x 7" deep
# 8327
c. 1875
Lincolnshire, England
The carving is rendered in the grotesque style, thought of as a talisman to ward off evil.
Mounted on custom stand.
17-1/2 deep x 10 wide x 19-1/2 high (on stand)
# 9189
c. 1900
Pegged and trunnel construction.
Fabulous surface and heartbreaking form.
32" long x 30-1/2" high (off floor)
SOLD
c. 1870
Amish childrens' playthings
Pennsylvania or Ohio
Pine, horsehair, leather, pine, polychrome.
A collection of beautifully executed carvings.
12-1/2" long x 9" high
# 8649
1912
This wonderful horse was made by Abraham Neuenschwander
for his young nephew in 1912. The horse was carved from a tree root
uncovered during field clearing in Oregon. Family history available.
38" long x 26" high (on stand) x 9" deep (stand)
# 8195
c. 1910
These striking ornaments adorned a building in Philadelphia,
probably in celebration of the return of the comet.
11" long x 29" high (on mount) each
# 8904
c. 1900
Carver unknown
Wood with metal button eyes and star badge
Metal paddles replaced
ex Robert Greenberg collection
35" high (on stand)
# 8795
