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$275 USDOld Wood Bowl with Original Oil Painting of Fly Fisherman
Antiques:Folk Art
= Over the years, I've had several original artworks painted in antique wood bowls. They are usually of early houses, barns, and simple scenic views. I've never before had one of a mountain stream, with a fly fisherman complete with an early canvas creel across his back. This amazing scene gets better with it's distant mountain vista - you can almost feel the rushing water, smell the pines, and taste that clean mountain air! This oil painting is very finely executed - this wasn't painted by a ...
$150 USDAntique Sterling Silver Simons Thimble - “Cupid”
Antiques:Sewing
From the early part of the 20th century, this Simons Bros. Thimble is clearly marked sterling, with the traditional Simons shield inside it's top. Also marked is the patent date of Nov. 21, 1905, which is stamped on the band. The Cupid design was originated by Simon's designer H. A. Weihman. It was one of his last patent design for thimbles for Simons. His detailed three-dimensional figure shows three Cupids linked together around the wide band by swags of leaves and flowers. For cupid and ...
$130 USD SaleSALE Late 19th c Antique Sewing Thread Box w/ Handpainted Roses - Clark's ONT
Antiques:Sewing
= Clark's sewing thread box from the last quarter of the 1800s, with it's original label inside. Hand painted roses on the lid were probably added at about the same time, and are not original to the manufacture of this box. Good old original finish, original Victorian fancy catch on the front which catches well, and is very sturdy. Size is 4-3/4" wide, 2-15/16" tall, and 3-1/8" deep. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE shipping, handling and insurance ...
$110 USD SaleSALE Wood Carrier in Great Time-honored Honest Old RED Paint
Antiques:Sale Room
= I just love practical antiques, and use them in my life every day. This useful wood carrier shows it's loving use and age, with superb vintage red paint and some square nail construction. It's most likely from the late 19th century. The red color is a stand-out - it speaks of years of appreciation - someone liked this old carrier enough to color it rich red. It's perfect as a centerpiece for your country home. Use it for flowers, for silverware, for fruit, for your CDs, or for anything you ...
$110 USD SaleSALE 19th c. Wood Tape Measure - Wood Wind-up with Bone Handle - Lovely - Free Shipping
Antiques:Sewing
= From the 1850s-1860s, this wood tape measure has a brass wind-up mechanism with a bone handle. More than likely it's English, and overall is in Good Condition. The wood case shows excellent hundred-year-old patina, and the brass handle has a good soft burnished color to it. Size is 1-1/2" in diameter. This early tape has it's original cloth tape, which begins at 16 inches. It's length is 60 inches, and it has a mend at 27 inches. I welcome PayPal for quickest payment and shipping. We pack very ...
$265 USDUncommon Antique Figural Tape Measure – European Stein
Antiques:Sewing Tools
A rare tape measure, this brass figural stein shows raised, highly detailed panels picturing three men and a woman in every day activities. One man is seated, another is riding a horse, and the third man is standing with his arm resting on bent knee. The woman is standing in her long dress, holding a basket. This vintage tape is from the turn of the 19th century, and is most likely European. It stands 1 7/8 inches tall. The top flips open to reveal a storage area. The tape is wound by rotating ...
$185 USDFigural Antique Bone Umbrella Needlecase with Stanhope
Antiques:Sewing Tools
From the 1860s, this fine handcarved figural umbrella-shaped needlecase still has it's original Stanhope peep. So many Stanhopes peeps disappear over time, but this one is still intact. It shows a good clear image of St.Bertrand de Comminges pres Luchon, a medieval village and cathedral in southwestern France dating back to the 12th century. This classic needlecase is 4½ inches long and is in excellent condtion. Long ago, someone added a bit of linen thread to the threaded part of the handle to ...
$110 USDKetcham & McDougall Sterling Thimble – Hand Chased Embroidery
Antiques:Sewing Tools
Such a pretty thimble, with it's overall embroidery design and scrolled edge! Ketcham & McDougal produced this sterling thimble from the 1890s through 1900. It is unmarked, but documented in Gay Ann Roger's book, “American Silver Thimbles.” The beautiful embroidery pattern covers the entire top of this thimble, a lovely touch over the typical knurling in many thimbles. Because it is hand-chased, this embroidery design results in slightly different interpretations on each thimble. The raised ...
$130 USD SaleSALE Early Folk Art Black Half-doll Pincushion - Rare! Free shipping
Antiques:Sale Room
= Such an unusual and uncommon half-doll pincushion! Just finding a black half-doll is wonderful, but having this one - unique in style - and it's such a treasure. I don't use the word "unique" very often - however, this pincushion is definitely one of a kind. She is the best! From the late 19th century, her face shows fabulous character Her face has such precious features - the hand-stitched eyes are big, and her big red smile is exaggerated and so expressive, in true folk art fashion. Over the ...
$375 USD Offers ConsideredRare 19th century Knitting Sheath, Fancy Mahogany with Ivory
Antiques:Sewing
This mid-19th century (and possibly earlier) knitting sheath is English, and was hand-crafted with wonderful turnings and carvings. Carved ivory accents are at both ends and in the center of this sheath. The turnings and the hand carvings are fabulous! Knitting sheaths were primarily English and European. They were used with a double-ended knitting needle, which was placed in the open end. The other end was set into a knitter’s waistband or belt, allowing the knitter to increase knitting speed ...
$265 USD Offers Considered19th century Family’s Lace Baby Caps - Collection of Five!
Antiques
Never before have had such a wonderful find like this - five antique baby caps from the same family. These beautiful lace caps came from the original family, and were still in their mid-1800s polished chintz bag. Each cap is different, and they are in varying sizes. If you enjoy early clothing, this set of caps would be a true find for your collection. Inside the brown chintz bag, along with the caps, was a handwritten note “Baby caps - Eliza Munger Silver’s children”. This note was in blue felt ...
$145 USD SaleSALE Rare Late 19th Century Catlinite Pedestal Traveler's Pincushion - FREE shipping
Antiques:Sewing Tools
What a fabulous find - a late 19th century traveler's pincushion made of the Catlinite! These are rarely discovered - traveler's pin cushions come apart into two sections for easy packing and storage. This one is made of Catlinite, a red clay found in Minnesota. It is also known as pipestone, and was considered a sacred red clay which American Indians used for making prayer and ceremonial pipes. Catlinite is found in only a very few places in the world, and the best quality comes from ...
$155 USD SaleSALE Antique Mid-19th century English Sewing Waxer & Emery - Tunbridge Ware - FREE Shipping
Antiques:Sale Room
= From the 1860 - 70ss, this emery-topped waxer was made in the Tunbridge Wells area of England, in the County of Kent. Stickware is a type of Tunbridge ware design, made by hand assembling and gluing together sticks of contrasting woods in bundles. They could then be turned on a lathe for a wonderfully decorative design which could be incorporated into sewing tools and many other small items. This antique sewing item was used for two different purposes. The top, in it's original rich purple ...
$105 USD SaleSALE 19th c Tole Tin Spice Box - Original Finish - Country Kitchen Primitive
Antiques:Sale Room
= Long ago when spices and herbs were expensive commodities, folks kept them in small tin boxes in their kitchens. Each spice had it's own box with tightly fitting lid, and these individual boxes fit into a larger tin box that could easily be stored in a cupboard. One could quickly access six regularly-used spices at a time, making it simple for a cook to reach into a cupboard and add herbs and spices to her dishes. This mid-19th century tin spice box has six square boxes with fancy finials, a ...
$235 USD SaleSALE Large 19th C Shaker Wood Scoop, Beautiful Crafted
Antiques:Shaker
One of my best finds - this Shaker wood scoop is terrific! Made around the turn of the 19th c, it's all original finish is good, and it shows it's use wear in the exact places you'd expect - both the interior and the outside areas where it came in contact with whatever it was scooping. This simple scoop shows great design - the front edge is beveled to allow for easy pick up, and the interior is generous enough to scoop a large portion. But the handle is what is so special - the maker turned it ...
$165 USD SaleSALE Rare Antique Make-Do - Pharmaceutical Glass Beaker - Advertising!
Antiques:Sale Room
I am addicted to true Make-Do items. You know the ones - items from long ago that were so important to someone that even when they were damaged, the owner cared about it enough to repair it so it still could be used. I have several different ones in my collection, but do need to cut back a bit, and am offering this unusual pharmacy beaker make-do. This beaker is from the late 1800s, and shows it's etched measurements well. Somehow the base became damaged more than one hundred years ago, and the ...
$100 USD SaleSALE FREE Shipping - Antique Limoges Serving Bowl - Pink Roses - Pierced Handles - Pretty!
Antiques:Sale Room
= This antique signed Limoges serving bowl has multitudes of beautiful pink roses and twining vines in graduated shades of green, all over the interior and exterior. The scalloped edges are richly hand painted with gold, both on the top edge and also underneath the edge, as well as along the handles. The gold edging shows no wear - this bowl has rarely been used! The scalloping is delicate and attractive; and this quality Limoges bowl shows an excellent molding. The pierced handles show no wear ...| Items 1 - 17 of 17 | Page 1 of 1 |
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