SKINNER American Furniture & Decorative Arts

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Five Small Painted Cast Iron Building Still Banks, America, late 19th/
early 20th century, a “crown,” “HOME SAVINGS,” and a cupola bank,
attributed to J. & E. Stevens, and two others, all with original paint,
(paint wear), ht. 3 1/2-4 1/2 in.
$250-350
496.
Four Painted Cast Iron Black Figural Still Banks, America, late 19th/
early 20th century, a “Give Me A Penny” bank, attributed to Hubley,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a mammy holding a spatula bank, a clown
bank, and a character figure seated on a basket bank, original paint,
(imperfections), ht. 5 1/8-6 1/2 in.
$400-600
497.
Painted Cast Iron “Uncle Tom” Mechanical Bank, Kyser and Rex,
Philadelphia, c. 1885, original paint, ht. 5 1/2 in.
$300-500
498.
Six Cast Iron Figural Still Banks, America and England, early 20th
century, a jester, a clown, policeman, a scout, a Santa Claus, and a
“SAVE AND SMILE MONEY BOX” bank, original paint, ht. 4-7 in.
$300-500
499.
Six Cast Iron Standing Figural Banks, America and England, late
19th/early 20th century, a Mulligan policeman bank, a guard or soldier
figure, two clown banks, a “SAVE AND SMILE MONEY BOX” bank, and
a Santa Claus bank, (paint wear), ht. 4 3/8-6 in.
$300-500
500.
Five Cast Iron Still Banks, America and England, late 19th/early 20th
century, a “Mutt and Jeff” bank in gold paint, and a red-painted twofaced
devil figure bank, both A.C. Williams Company, Ravenna, Ohio;
a seated “Mutt” bank, another two-faced bank, one side with a lady
and inscribed “I Love a Copper” and the other side with a policeman
inscribed “Every Copper Helps”; and a gilt eagle and shield bank, (paint
wear), ht. 4-6 in.
$300-500
501.
Molded Copper Ethan Allen Running Horse Weather Vane,
attributed to J.W. Fiske, New York, late 19th century, full-body vane
with cast copper or bronze head, mounted on a copper rod with a
small sphere, supported on an iron pole with larger sphere and copper
directionals, original weathered verdigris surface with traces of earlier
paint and gilding, no stand, (dents, seam separation), ht. of vane from
small sphere to top of head 19 1/2, lg. 30 3/4 in.
Provenance: Kingsbury, New York State, at the 828 County Line.
$2,000-3,000
502.
Large Molded Copper and Cast Iron “Ethan Allen” Running
Horse Weather Vane, America, late 19th century, cast iron head on
a full molded sheet copper body, mounted on a copper rod, original
weathered verdigris surface, accompanied by two copper spheres and
cast iron directionals, no stand, (several solder repairs, dents, minor
seam separations, break on directional), ht. 22, lg. 43 in.
$1,000-1,500
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