IMPORTANT HAND CARVED WOODEN CAROUSEL HORSE TWO PIECE WOODEN MOLD FROM THE HERSHELL SPILLMAN CAROUSEL COMPANY OF NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
 

In the 1930’s the Hershell Spillman Carousel Company began crafting horses for their Merry-Go-Rounds out of aluminum. They had their best carvers carve these detailed two piece wooden molds for use in sand casting the aluminum horses. These molds are extremely rare! This one is for an outside jumper. He measures 46” long x 22” high x 8” thick. Quite an exciting find!

Rare Early Shaker Spit Box in original chrome yellow surface. 

10 1/2” diameter  X  3 5/8” high

Magnum size Canada Goose decoy by Joseph Lincoln (1859-1938) of Accord, Mass. This very impressive and stately decoy was carved circa 1910-1920. The paint history is what you would expect of a working decoy of this quality. It measures a large 34” long and stands 16” tall. Originally purchased in the early 80’s at one of Cape Cods Famous Bourne Decoy Auctions. Great form and surface!

Especially nice and rare 19th century crib quilt. Great condition and vibrant colors! It measures 34” x 37”. This was originally found in a home in Lockport, N.Y.

Large heavily decorated 19th century stoneware butter churn attributed to Merrill of Ohio. This is a nice large piece of pottery that measures about 18” tall. Strong decoration.

Folk Art full size heavy cardboard stove pipe hat. Great form and very good condition too. Printed label on the inside of the hat says, “Wolfheim’s Men’s & Boys Clothing / Bellefontaine” This is a town in Ohio. It measures
8 ½” tall. A great look! Circa 1920’s

Large hand made log cabin model or doll house. This is a beautiful large piece, circa 1920’s in the original paint. It has great detail and nice folk appeal too. It measures 31” x 21” x 6” tall. Somebody really knew how to build a log cabin!

Mocha Pitcher in the double earthworm pattern. The full and well executed pattern, design, and colors of this piece make it an above average example of this early and very decorative ceramic ware. It measures a large 6 1/2" tall.

Just about the most interesting cast iron fireplace surround we have had in many years. Well defined casting that includes a sunburst, torches, campfires, trees, and some incredibly stylized smoke patterns. WOW! It is a nice small and very usable size too, measuring about 30” x 31” with a center opening of
20” x 25”.

Two Large oversized late 19th century chalkware apple and pear banks in original paint. Theses huge old banks are in great condition with really great paint too! The pear measures a large 4 ¾” tall and the apple is about 4 ½” in diameter x 3 ½” tall. Very unusual! We are selling them separately. NICE!

19th century American Bird House. Frame is walnut with wire architectural bars, and a poplar backboard. It was originally collected from a downtown Buffalo Antiques Shop over 50 years ago. We would date it circa 1870. It measures about 14” x 8” x 17 ½” tall.

Hooked Rug Dog Head, circa 1900-1920. This beautifully done piece of hooked work has spent most of its life behind glass, and is therefore very clean and mint condition. It is hooked on rich maroon velvet and the dog has an actual studded leather dog collar around his neck too. It has been reframed in a black wool frame that really sets it off well. A great old folky look! It measures 22” x 20”

Beautiful and very early country swing leg birch drop leaf table in original dry red paint. We believe it to have been made in New Hampshire, circa 1800. Beautiful surface and a great size too. When open it measures about 47” square. There is also a very nice beaded edge that runs down the outside corner of each leg. It stands 27” tall.

Late 19th century child’s sled in original paint. This sled has its original red and blue paint with white pin striping and a well done scene painted in the center of the sled too. We haven’t had one of these this nice in a good long time. It measures 34” long x 13” wide. Nice curl to the ends of the
runners.

This is an usually small piece measuring 13 ½” long when closed and 18 ¾” long when open. We have had many of these Razor signs over the years, but this one is just a little nicer than most. Good and chunky and carved out of pine, retaining a lot of the original paint, and you can see on the handle where the name “HANK” was carved into it. Probably for Hank the Barber. This would have either hung in a window or even hung inside the shop. Very Nice!

Large early Magnum size Scoter Decoy. We haven’t had one of these in many, many years. This one was purchased by our Victor, N.Y. consignors at the Bourne Decoy Auction in the 1980’s. A real prize! Note the large size of 27” long x 12” tall. It has a well done inset head too.

MARTHA BURCHFIELD

Martha Elizabeth Burchfield-Richter (American, 1924-1977) was a noted watercolor artist and daughter of the internationally known artist Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1893-1967).


We were excited to recently acquire this original early watercolor primitive titled: “Early Morning in a Country Village” It shows a quaint Western New York Hillside Village in the Winter. It is signed lower right and dated 1957. A great example of her work of this period! Approximately 13” x 10”.

Here is really great old Horse and Cart Toy. It is all original including the red paint with mustard pin striping. It is in excellent condition and measures about 28” long x 11” tall. Circa 1900-1920.

Large Rockingham glazed Toby. Note the large size of 9”tall. This big guy is dipping snuff from a snuff box. Nicely mottled glaze. Excellent condition!

Original hand painted wooden trade sign, circa 1900-1910. This old sign measures about 19 ½” x 15” Nice heavy original molded frame. This sign is two sided. Very unusual subject matter.

Very rare and beautiful pair of 18th century hand wrought candle sconces. This very decorative pair of pricket type sconces has a great provenance having originally come from Buffalo’s Larkin / Robb Estate, and included references to Israel Sack, Inc. They measure an impressive 29” long, and are in excellent condition.

Pair of extremely well made handled baskets with alternating dark and light splints. These are slightly larger than what I would categorize as miniature, but they are very, very small. They are in mint condition and measure as follows: Larger – 6” x 5 ½” x 5 ¾” to top of handle. Smaller – 5” x 4 ½” x 5 ¼” to top of handle. They are 19th century and were discovered packed away in an attic. Made by the same hand and we believe them to be of N.Y. origin. GREAT!!! Sold as a pair.

Beautiful Large Michigan Hollow Bodied Canvas Back Decoy. This old timer is attributed to Bill Finkle of Harsens Island Michigan, circa 1920’s Good old paint original glass eyes and a truly wonderful form! It measures about 16 ½” long.

19th century redware PEPPER Bank in the original pepper red paint. It measures about 4” across x 2 ½” high. Great color and very hard to find form.

Very Full bodied copper rooster weathervane with the best original verdigris surface! This is a great small size vane, circa 1900-1920. Great condition, Great form, and Great color! It measures 19” tall from the bottom ball.

Very unusual as well as visual large Writing Arm Arrow Back Windsor Chair. This big old chair is circa 1840. It appears that the whole chair was painted in the gray color of the writing arm as a primer/sealer and then the arm was covered over in oil or sail cloth, and the rest of the chair was painted with a mustard colored heavily pigmented shellac. It still retains this great old color and nicely patinated surface on most of the chair. A great old piece of furniture!

Impressive pair of late 19th century wooden columns with cannonball tops. This delicate old pair of columns retains their original Indigo paint. They measure 89” tall and are in outstanding condition. WHAT A COLOR!

This is about the largest fully dovetailed round bottom copper candy makers kettle that we have ever had. We have had others similar, but not this large. This is a 19th century hand made candy kettle with a nice old mellow patina and iron handles. We believe it to have been made in Buffalo, N.Y. in the 19th  century. It measures 11” high x 22” in diameter not including the handles.

Large folk art train painting. This oil on canvas measures about 42” x 27”. It is signed on the front, “O.S.Cloud” and a paper label on the back reads, “O.S. Cloud / 128 Concord Ave / Wilmington Del. / phone 2-1168” On another label it reads, “Hauling dirt from Black Barrel Pit 2 miles south of New Castle Del. 1905” We would say that is was painted around 1905 or so. Looks to be the original frame too.

The largest and most unusual Watchmaker / Jeweler Trade Sign we have ever had. This huge old cast zinc hollow sign measures 37” high x 26” wide x 6” thick. Lots of the original gold leaf still left as well as a very pleasing old patina overall. Note the great rope like accent around the sides of the sign. Very bold, dramatic, and graphic!

Very scarce Hill Climber type fire engine ladder truck in original red, white, and blue paint. This is a large early friction type truck that measures about 22” long. I have never seen this toy before!

Large 19th century hand carved balls in cage whimsy. All carved from one piece of wood. It is in great condition, has a nice natural patina, and measures a large 21 ½”long.

One of the best ten pin sets we have had in a while. Nice tall and well formed pins with large finials on the tops. Red, white, and blue original painted decorations on well patinated natural maple pins. They measure a tall 12” high, and even has the three original matching painted balls too. A really nice old set!

Large wooden fish trade sign with the original wrought iron bracket. The fish and the bracket both retain their original paint. One side more worn than the other but both sides include the original glass marble eyes. It is circa 1900, and the fish itself measures a large 43” long. Probably from a bait store. It was originally found in Northern Wisconsin.

Late 19th or very early 20th century Lawyers sign in original gold leaf lettering and black sand background. It was unusual to find a woman in the law profession at this time, and Ms. Beach was a pioneer in this occupation, from Rochester, N.Y. She was well respected among her peers, and she passed away in 1936. The sign measures 37” X 12” and is in great condition.

Rare make-do storage box. This is actually the body of a centennial child’s parade drum, circa 1870. Somewhere along the way it lost it’s strappings and skins and rather than throwing it out they just added a wooden bottom and used it for a box. Yankee ingenuity and they saved the all important original paint too. Furrowing flag on the front and star on the back. A CUTIE! 9” diameter x 7” tall.

Advertisement for “The Pritchard-Strong Co. Rochester, N.Y. U.S.A.” This rare advertising piece was made circa 1900-1910 and is lithographed on very heavy composition cardboard of some kind. Note that he is holding the REAL lantern that is the original one to this display. Surprising to find a piece of this age and size in this kind of condition and still having the original marked lantern and globe. It measures a very large 60” tall x 38” wide.

CHILDREN’S YANKEE PIN STRIPE BASEBALL UNIFORM, CIRCA 1923. This great old Child’s uniform came to us along with a verbal family history. According to the family this uniform was worn by Charles Onley Jr. the day he shook hands with Babe Ruth at the hotel Penn. in York Pa. where his father worked the night shift. I checked with the York Historical Society, and they confirmed that Mr. Onley Sr. did work there at that time. I’m not 100% sure but I think at that time the Yankees Farm Team was also located in York, so as far as my thoughts – I buy the story. Uniform looks like it might fit a 4 or 5 year old.

Just about the best 19th century advertising premium ever to have been made. We really like this piece! It is circa 1880 and it is a double sided puzzle that is advertising for Hood’s Sarsaparilla”. This puzzle is all original and in very good condition. It even has its original box. We have it framed with glass on both sides so both front and reverse sides of puzzle are visible. Great old 19th century imagery, colors, and of coarse the subject matter. This is a very hard to find item. It measures about 18 ½” X 14 ½” including the frame.

19th century cast iron Trade Sign / Hitching Post. This cast iron piece was adapted for use as a trade sign at Fassel’s Tavern which was located at the corner of Adams St. and Broadway on Buffalo’s East side. The tavern is no longer around and was owned in later years by the Kickand Bookbinder families as well. We believe that from the time it was made the usual ring was removed and the large iron goblet was put in instead because of its use as a tavern sign. Nice old paint! It measures about 37” tall including the original cement plinth.

Rare Schwinn Autocycle Bicycle, circa 1930’s. This is a rare model to find especially in this condition. It is in its original blue paint with red and white contrasting trim. It was found in a West Seneca, N.Y. basement. This is one you won’t see around very often! A real prize!

Original watercolor by James Vullo of Buffalo, NY circa 1950's "Bethlehem Steel" Actual size - 9" x 12"

CELEBRATING OUR 35TH YEAR!

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