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893
DECORATED SETTLE BENCH.
American, mid 19th century. Splayed turned legs
and stretcher base, one-board seat, scrolled
arms, bootjack splats, and shaped crest. Original
brown paint with yellow and white striping and
polychrome fruit, foliage and flower decoration.
Imperfections. 37”h. 75”l.
$500-$800
894
MORTAR AND PESTLE RACK.
American, 2nd half-19th century, pine. Shaped
rack with brass mortar and pestle and six pewter
spoons. 16 1/2”h. 19 1/2”w.
$300-$500
895
GRENFELL MAT.
Labeled for “Grenfell Labrador Industries”,
Labrador and Newfoundland, Canada, 1900-
1935, hooked burlap. Goose flying over pine
trees. 16 1/2”h. 21 1/2”w.
$150-$300
896
MODEL OF AN EARLY STEAM SHIP WITH
AMERICAN FLAG.
American, late19th-early 20th century. Original
case with glass front and mirrored back.
Imperfections. 11 1/2”h. 25 1/2”w. 6 3/4”d.
$150-$350
897
AUTOMOBILE WEATHERVANE.
American, 20th century, sheet iron. Touring
car and driver in cream-colored paint. 30”l.
$200-$400
898
FOLK ART CHECKERBOARD, SAND BOTTLE,
AND CHAIN.
American, 20th century. Includes a multicolor
sand bottle with geometric designs, 8”h., a
carved pine chain, 53”l., and a folding checkerboard
with a hand painted scene of a Victorian
cottage with a sign in front reading “Gladiolas
For Sale,” 8”l.
$200-$400
899
ILLUMINATED LEAF, EARLY NEWSPAPER, AND
TOMBSTONE RUBBING.
Ink on vellum manuscript page, Italian, 13th
century, with red and blue illuminated letters,
matted and framed, 17”h. 13”w., and a 1712
copy of The Spectator, number 357, Saturday,
April 19, 1712, London: printed for Sam
Buckley, includes an essay on the publication
of the tenth book of Milton’s Paradise Lost.
Together with a rubbing of the 1760 tombstone
of Agnes Crawford of Rutland, Massachusetts,
commissioned by American Heritage, matted
and framed, 18 1/2”h. 31 1/2”w.
$150-$300
900
WATERCOLOR AND PAIR OF BORGHESE
SILHOUETTES.
Portrait of girl in blue dress, signed and dated
Anne Childs. In a frame, 13 1/2”h. 11 1/4”w.
And silhouettes labeled Henry Clay and John
Tyler printed by Borghese early 20th century. In
old gilt frames, 12 1/2”. 9 1/2”w.
$75-$100
901
TWO VASES.
China, 20th century, porcelain. Hand decorated.
Ribbed with blue flowers, 18”h., and black with
scenic reserves, 15”h.
$200-$400
902
FOLK ART WATERCOLOR BY DAVID ELLINGER
(PENNSYLVANIA, 1913-2003).
Signed. Bird on branch. In a smoked frame, 8”h.
7 1/2”w.
$150-$300
903
LODGE AXE.
American, early 20th century, pine. Carved
wood Odd Fellows axe with original heart in
hand on blade. Imperfections. 30”l.
$100-$150
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