Hand-hammered brass scroll showing an owl taking a picture of his
family using a box camera on a tripod; 14 by 20 in.; excellent condition;
lettering barely visible says: "Owl Right Sit Still"; circa 1920.
~ $225.
Primitive carved wooden horse, unpainted with carver's pencil marks
still visible; approx. 7 in. tall; circa 1940. ~ $65.
Art deco cat planter in pale blue-green ceramic; slight roughness
to face and ears, tiny flaked area on rear foot; 3 3/4 in. by 5 in. ~ $30.
A really cute (not a word I use often) plaster plaque from the 1930s featureing
a girl sitting in a big chair with a puppy; 9 3/4 in. by 7 3/4 in.
~ $60.
Loyal Order of Moose sewn patch, large and colorful in brown, yellow,
white, red and black, 5 1/2 in by 5 1/2 in., two available. ~ SOLD
Listerine Shaving Cream blade dispenser in the shape of a laughing
donkey, ceramic, circa 1930, 2 1/4 in. tall, 3 1/2 in. long, marked "Patent
applied for." ~ listed on eBay.
Brass figure of a St. Bernard mounted on a wooden base; on his back
is a round container that once probably held a clock but now contains a
small picture of an American flag; on bottom of base is written: "Mounted
May 25th 1949 by F. Kolb." 9 1/4 in. by 12 3/4 in. ~ $80.
Snake of nails, medical symbol constructed of nails in a wooden frame
by Dr. Robert Ferrell of Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y., in 1960 for a medical
arts exhibit, 35 in. by 13 in. ~ $200.
Dog items: Pin cushion of a black dog with tongue hanging out, 4
in. long. ~ $30. Tiny solid celluloid or plastic figure of a puppy sitting
in a shoe, 2 in. tall, 2 3/4 in. long, written in ink on the side of
the puppy is "West Bend 12," circa 1912. ~ $40.
Primitive yet accomplished oil on canvas of Jesus rescuing a lamb
from a bramble bush, circa 1890, wonderful colors, cleaned and varnished,
frame unrestored; 26 3/4 in. by 29 1/2 in. ~ $1,200.
Wonderful, sensitive portrait of four children (two boys, two girls) and
a gray donkey, watercolor, 16 in. by 20 in. image size, children
are dressed in 1920s garb; surprisingly, it is unfinished: one boy's hands
and the other boy's shoes are not painted; found in Pennsylvania. ~ $1,100.
Pastel portrait of two puppies, they appear to be a cocker spaniel
and springer spaniel; image size is 17 1/2 in. by 20 1/2 in.; circa 1940.
~ $185.
Large and colorful watercolor of an East Indian deity (?) riding
a cow; 29 in. by 21 in. image size; in bright red, orange, blue and yellow;
possibly late 19th century, unframed. ~ $200.
"The Aristocrat," portrait of a Great Dane wearing a studded
collar, B&W photo by Edward Rightor Jr., 1954, 13 1/2 in. by 10 1/2
in., mounted on board. ~ $80.
"Baby Seal," hand-colored etching of a seal pup signed
J. Cameron, 8 in. by 6 in. image size; unframed. ~ $60.
POSTERS: Pitsville (Wis) annual Firemen's Picnic featuring Maggie &
Scotty's Hi-Diving Donkeys; Hootennany Room, Chippewa Falls, Wis.;
Eldon Daniels Death Dodgers, all 22 in. by 14 in. ~ $25 each; Uncle Heavy
& the Porkchop Review featuring Oink the Singing Pig, 26 in.
by 17 in. $30 each.
WILDLIFE PRINTS, printed in 1983, each is 14 in. by 11 in. image size, signed
and numbered in pencil by the artist: Autumn's Nurture by Floyd E. Hosmer
- red squirrel hiding walnuts in a black willow tree; Dooryard Friend
by Robert R. Melton - house wren building nest in old flower pot
on a fence; Migrant Monarch by Phil Scholer - monarch butterfly sitting
on a dried-out milkweed pod; Frozen Bounty by Charles Pearson - white-tailed
deer with only one antler eating crab apples near a stream; Lunchtime
by Greg Caron - ruffed grouse sitting on a branch eating an apple
in late fall or early winter; Revenge by Marc R. Hanson - Crows fly
around a great horned owl sitting on a dead tree in an old limestone
quarry, all unframed. ~ $120 for all.
