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Unusual Americana & Folk Art Antiques

Joseph Josephs Self Portrait American Folk Art

Self Portrait
Joseph Josephs Painting »
Oil on Canvas

Signed J. Josephs Painting| Lincoln Rail Splitters 1860, Also Captain of Rail Splitters and Garfield Wood Choppers 1880. Oil on Canvas

For Sale: $7,500

 

American Folk Art of Archie Zimmerman

Archie Zimmerman Folk Art Collection »

This sizable museum quality collection is truly a treasure trove of American polychromatic folk art, all hand made by Plumville, Pennsylvania born carver Archie Zimmerman (1861-1961).

Archie Zimmerman Folk Art Collection
as seen on the cover of Antique Week November 2, 2009

Patriotic, Americana, Red White Blue Antique Hooked Rug

Red, White and Blue Americana Patriotic Hooked Rug »

Wonderful color on this art deco era, clam shell, red white and blue antique americana hooked rug.

For Sale: $350

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19th Century Antique American Tutor Trade Sign  Excellent Patina | Rare Form | J. Abendschein

19th Century American Tutor Trade Sign »

This unusual late 19th century American double sided tutor trade sign measures a highly desirable 19" in height and 15" in width and retains its original polychrome paint decoration.

For Sale: $1,850

Shaker Canterbury Village Sabbathday Lake Oval Sewing Carrier

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Oval Sewing Carrier »

Oval sewing carrier, pink silk lined interior, four fingers, swing handle, tomato pincushion, 6 1/2" h to top of handle, 8 3/8", stamped "Sabbathday Lake, Shakers, Maine".

For Sale: $450

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Uncle Sam Mechanical Bank

Uncle Sam Mechanical Bank »

This wonderful Uncle Sam mechanical bank has especially well-painted eyes! This highly prized bank is in completely original condition with no touch ups or repairs. It even comes with its original key!

For Sale: $2,700

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18th Century Spatterware Handleless Cobalt Cup and Saucer Set with Eagle Shield Decoration: Early Americana Patriotic Antiques

Spatterware Handleless Cup with Eagle & Shield »

Circa 1820-1849 Cobalt Spatterware Cup and Saucer Set with great patriotic american eagle and shield transferware decoration.

Sale Pending

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Uncle Sam Patriotic Antique Box

Uncle Sam & Eagle Paper Label »

This rare circa 1890 shoe blacking box depicts a resourceful Uncle Sam using his boot as a makeshift shaving mirror. In the lower lefthand corner of the lithograph, Sam's pet bald eagle fights its reflection in the other boot!

Sale Pending

Uncle Sam Coffee Can Tin

Uncle Sam Universal Coffee Can »

Uncle Sam with one foot on Philipine Island and one foot on Cuba. Universal Blend Coffee, E. B. Millar and Co. Chicago

For Sale: $395

Marathon Gas Baseball Vintage Milk Glass Bank

Marathon Glass Baseball Bank »

Baseball, gasoline and banking - pure americana...

For Sale: $125

Kokomo Indiana 1854 Woolwork Sampler

Kokomo, Indiana 1854 Sarah Jenkins Woolwork American Sampler »

Signed “Sarah Jenkins, her work aged 11 done in the year of our Lord 1854.” Adornment on this sampler includes a young girl holding a puppy in her lap, a man standing in front of a house, three birds, two butterflies, a buck deer, flowers, a vine border, rows of alphabets, numbers, family initials, and the inscription “Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth.”

For Sale: $895

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Antique Vintage Set of Old Hickory Salesman Sample Furniture

Antique Vintage Set of Old Hickory Salesman Sample Furniture »

Martinsville, Indiana’s rustic Old Hickory furniture is highly prized, and this rare set of salesman samples will compliment a collection of Old Hickory furniture or add color to a collection of primitive dolls.

For Sale: $1,495

Tidy Tim Tin Litho Wind Up Toy

Antique Mickey and Minnie Mouse Noisemaker »

Walt E. Disney, Marks Bros.

Wooden mouthpiece, great litho label

For Sale: $175

Salesman Sample Trapper's Basket

Salesman Sample Trapper's Basket »

This great little basket stands only 4 1/2" tall!

For Sale: $325

18th Century Early American Antique Book Press: Viriginia

18th Century American Book Press

Books were scarce commodities in colonial America; so it follows that book presses were even more scarce. This extremely rare 18th century American book press purportedly originated from the Williamsbug, Virginia Public Library. Although we have yet to verify its provenance, this formidably sized piece of early Americana must have been associated with a substantial public or private library.

For Sale: $895

Patriotic Americana Centennial Original Paint Decorated Vermant Red White and Blue Antque 19th Century Sled

Patriotic Highly Decorated !9th Century Sled »

This rare and unusual Antique American centennial sled in its original red, white, and blue painted surface has superb visual appeal and will stand out in any collection of fine Americana.

SOLD

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