An antique Ethan Allen full bodied running horse weather vane in copper with flowing mane and tail, and an iron head. Great patina and condition. A single bullet hole to one side that does not penetrate through to the other side. Circa 1870. Dimensions: 30 inches long x 18 inches ht.
Art Nouveau plique a jour translucent, shaded enamel & gilt silver sugar tongs. Unmarked, but Norwegian in origin. Circa 1890-1920. Size: 5 inches in length. These fabulous tongs are fashioned in gilded silver that is formed with dramatic scrolls filled with shaded translucent enamels colored in various shades of green, blue, yellow, amethyst, and orange. The cast grips are formed like Scandinavian biting beasts. Nice condition, with no missing enamel or repairs.
Gilt silver and plique a jour enamel hors d'oeuvre fork by the famous Norwegian silversmith Marius Hammer. Circa 1890-1930. Size: 4.5 inch length. Condition: some minor lines and nicks in the enamel. This small two-tined fork has a twisted gilt silver stem, with a finial decorated in shaded, translucent enamels in the form of red berries and leaves that shade from blue to green. Hallmarked on the tines with the initials of Marius Hammer and the .900 silver standard.
Plique a jour enamel and gilt sterling silver coffee spoon by Norwegian silversmith David Andersen. Circa 1924-1937. Size: 4.5 inches. This delicate spoon is fashioned in gilded sterling silver with a shaded, translucent enamel bellflower finial. It is hallmarked with the .925 sterling stamp and with an early stamp of David Andersen. Excellent condition.
Ornate plique a jour translucent enamel coffee spoon in unmarked gilt silver. Probably Norwegian. Early 20th century. The bowl decorated in polychrome enamels with a blue enamel border and with a foliate and berry center that mirrors the floral enamel finial. Condition: missing a portion of one cell in the enamel border of the bowl. Size: 4.75 inches.
Arts and Crafts round lamp table by Stickley Brothers, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Circa 1910. Quaint Furniture metal tag on underside of top. Original dark brown finish to base with cross stretchers and through tenons; top has been refinished, with one small old nick at edge of top. Size: 36 inches diameter x 30 inches height.
George III sterling silver sauceboat by famous English female silversmith Hester Bateman. London. 1783. Serrated rim with flying scroll handle and supported on three hoof feet. Engraved with a family crest of an arm dexter holding wheat. Size: 5 1/2 inches length x 3 1/2 inches ht. x 3 1/8 inches depth. Condition: one foot slightly bent. No repairs. Legible hallmarks on underside. 5.71 troy ounces.
A Norwegian tea strainer by the noted silversmith David Andersen. The gilded sterling strainer is adorned in blue enamel with white beaded jewels and is stamped on the reverse with "925" and with the Andersen mark for the period 1924-1939. Size: 4 3/4" length x 2 7/8 inches diameter...
Carved ivory okimono of a Japanese peddler with a pack slung over his back and carrying a fish. Probably Meiji period. Fine detailing to his facial features, to the two rats, and to the patterns on his clothing. Excellent condition. Size: 7 inches ht. (excluding wooden stand). Artist signed on under side of base.
Scenic topographical silver gilt souvenir spoon with enameled bowl depicting a steam powered ocean liner, and the handle with an enamel flag. 5.25 inches length. Excellent condition, with no chips or damage. Unmarked.
Gilt silver and enamel bowl souvenir spoon with scene of Constantinople and with a portrait of a Femme Turc (Turkish woman) on the handle. Late 19th or early 20th century. 800 silver. Size: 5 inches length. Excellent condition.
The Three Arches, a landscape painting by Frederick J. Wilder. Oil on canvas, dated 1934. Size of canvas: 20 inches x 24 inches. Excellent condition. The painting is initialed by the artist on the reverse of the canvas and dated 1934. The title is inscribed in pencil on the reverse of the frame. Frederick Wilder was the son of Woodstock, Vermont artist Arthur B. Wilder who was manager of the Woodstock Inn for over 35 years...
Silver and enamel souvenir demitasse coffee spoon with enameled bowl, titled - Gibraltar, View of the Rock. German, .800 gilt silver. Circa 1890-1910. Size: 5 inches length. Excellent condition. Marked on back of handle with 800 stamp, 'real silver' and German crown and moon stamp. The view in the bowl portrays the image of the Rock in the background with title, while two steamships are passing in the foreground...
A Continental parcel gilt silver souvenir demitasse coffee spoon with enameled bowl depicting a view of St. Peter's Square, Rome. Spoon is of unmarked silver with twisted handle and finial with the mitre and crossed keys of the Vatican. Excellent condition. Size: 4.75 inches length.
Antique Male Native American folk art doll - Northern Plains origin. Size: 10.5 inches height. This doll is fashioned from brain tanned buffalo hide with buffalo hair stuffing, red trade cloth and human hair. Fully beaded moccasins, leggings and beaded fringed garments. Sinew sewn. Excellent condition. Display stand included. Also available as a separate offering is a similar female companion doll.
Antique Native American folk art female doll. Size: 10.5 inches ht. A Northern Plains Indian antique doll fashioned from brain tanned buffalo hide with buffalo hair stuffing, a tack decorated leather belt and human hair. It has fully beaded moccasins and beaded fringed garments. Sinew sewn and with colored glass beads. Excellent condition (some thinning to hair). Display stand included. Also available as a separate offering is a male companion doll.
"Twilight November" impressionist landscape painting by Charles E. Buckler (American, 1869-1953), oil on canvas, 22 inches x 28 inches. Signed lower left and titled and dated on reverse "Twilight November, WPA 1937". Buckler was an impressionist landscape painter in New England. Born in Nova Scotia in 1869, he relocated to Massachusetts where he spent most of his life. He was influenced by Claude Monet and was a member of the Boston Art Club where he exhibited his paintings...
Marion Huse (American, 1896-1967) painting of a Tugboat in a Harbor, oil on masonite, 9 inches x 10 inches. Circa 1920s-30s. Marion Huse was a Massachusetts and Vermont painter and printmaker who worked in a variety of styles, from realism to abstraction. Her subjects included portraits, landscapes and floral still life. Born in Lynn, Mass., she studied in Boston at the New School of Design and then in Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Institute...