2002
Larry Calkins
Cloth, wax, ash
Extraordinary texture and form.
17 wide 57 high
# 9221
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
Early 20th c.
Wood
Strong movements and compelling presence
11 high
# 9201
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 work 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. 1930
Painted tin with some paint loss
29 high x 22 wide
SOLD
c. 1880
Wood with dimensioned lettering. Dry paint surface. Square nails.
42 long x 7 high
# 9118
c. 1820-40
English
Wood, iron and polychrome
Steward & Patterson Ltd, an early and venerable English brewer,
established ale houses throughout England in the 19th century.
They still exist today.
Note the misspelling of Patterson.
33 wide x 39 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.
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
c. 1920
Two sided painted tin
Holdyoke, Massachusetts
24" long x 7-3/4" high
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
