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Fine Furniture

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Folk Art / Americana

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Blanket Chests

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Chests of Drawers

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Painted Folk-Art Chests of Drawers

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Painted Miniature Chests

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Sculptures / Weathervanes

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Native American Art

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Redware

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Stoneware

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Weathervanes

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Objects viewed closely.

Standalone photographs from the current catalog, with supporting detail views kept alongside their primary images.

Front three-quarter view of a copper full-bodied sheep weathervane with its support, isolated on a warm salmon background — Rare copper full-bodied sheep weathervane, Massachusetts, circa 1890.

Side view of the complete copper full-bodied sheep weathervane with its support — Rare copper full-bodied sheep weathervane, Massachusetts, circa 1890.

Sculptures / Weathervanes

Rare copper full-bodied sheep weathervane, Massachusetts, circa 1890.

Complete yellow-and-blue painted blanket chest isolated on a white background — Circa 1790 painted blanket chest, possibly from Virginia, in all original condition with a wonderful original surface.

Blanket Chests

Circa 1790 painted blanket chest, possibly from Virginia, in all original condition with a wonderful original surface.

Yellow-and-blue-panel chest with blue stippled tombstone panels on a yellow stippled ground, isolated on a clean white background — Yellow-and-blue-panel chest

Blanket Chests

A grain-decorated chest from lower Chester County, Pennsylvania, circa 1810. This chest is defined by its distinctive blue stippled tombstone panels set against a yellow stippled ground. The strong geometric decoration, bracket feet, and carefully grained surface give the piece a direct and memorable character—an excellent example of Pennsylvania painted furniture at its most inventive. The chest remains in original condition with an untouched surface. Its wear and patina are part of the object’s history, preserving the evidence of its materials, use, and long life.

Gilded eagle sculpture perched on a globe, isolated on a clean white background — Gilded eagle on globe

Detail of gilded eagle talons gripping a wooden sphere — Gilded eagle on globe

Sculptures

Gilded eagle on globe

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19th-century mahogany campaign chest isolated on a clean white background — 19th-century mahogany campaign chest

Fine Furniture

19th-century mahogany campaign chest

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Antique wood chest with hand-painted equestrian folk art, iron hardware, and a brass drawer pull isolated on a clean white background — Antique wood chest with hand-painted equestrian folk art and iron hardware

Folk Art / Americana

Central panel of horse and rider chest with Continental soldier carrying a parrot on his sword, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1770.

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19th-century copper sulky race-horse weathervane isolated on a clean white background — 19th-century copper sulky race-horse weathervane

Sculptures

19th-century copper sulky race-horse weathervane

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Pennsylvania walnut raised-panel schrank, circa 1760, Chester County, PA., isolated on a clean white background — Pennsylvania walnut raised-panel schrank, circa 1760, Chester County, PA.

Fine Furniture

Pennsylvania walnut raised-panel schrank, circa 1760, Chester County, PA.

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Philadelphia low rail Windsor with knuckle arms isolated on a clean white background — Philadelphia low rail Windsor with knuckle arms, attributed to Hensey, Philadelphia, 1790.

Fine Furniture

Philadelphia low rail Windsor with knuckle arms, attributed to Hensey, Philadelphia, 1790.

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Carved eagle weathervane with globe and support isolated on a white background — Eagle carved weathervane, circa 1890.

Sculptures

Eagle carved weathervane, circa 1890.

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Fancy grain painted chest with decorated front, drawers, and original surface, isolated on a warm salmon background — Fancy grain painted chest, original surface, circa 1820

Detail of the painted decoration and fancy grain on the chest front — Fancy grain painted chest, original surface, circa 1820

Chests of Drawers

Fancy grain painted chest, original surface, circa 1820

Yellow decorated chest with tumbling compass-star decoration, isolated on a clean white background — Rare decorated Pennsylvania chest with tumbling compass stars; family tradition says the chest was made right after Halley’s Comet; super-rare chrome-yellow background, 19th century, southeastern Pennsylvania.

Blanket Chests

Rare decorated Pennsylvania chest with tumbling compass stars; family tradition says the chest was made right after Halley’s Comet; super-rare chrome-yellow background, 19th century, southeastern Pennsylvania.

Decorated wooden chest with painted panels featuring rare birds, isolated on a clean white background — Decorated chest with rare birds, possibly attributed to Henrich Otto, Pennsylvania, 1790.

Blanket Chests

Decorated chest with rare birds, possibly attributed to Henrich Otto, Pennsylvania, 1790.

Tole-painted wooden blanket chest with dark green paint, a natural wood lid, floral decoration, and distressed red-painted bracket feet isolated on a white background — Tole-painted wooden blanket chest

Blanket Chests

Detail of side panel on 1790 paint-decorated Pennsylvania chest.

Teal-painted blanket chest with yellow sunflower motifs and visible initials C.S.W., isolated on a white background — Teal-painted blanket chest with yellow sunflower motifs and initials “C.S.W.”

Blanket Chests

Teal-painted blanket chest · yellow sunflower motifs · initials “C.S.W.”

Green-painted folk-art blanket chest with floral decoration and red bracket base isolated on a white background — Green-painted folk-art blanket chest with floral decoration and red bracket base

Blanket Chests

Green-painted folk-art blanket chest · floral decoration, red bracket base

18th-century painted wooden blanket chest with an open lid and visible forged hinges, isolated on a white background — 18th-century painted wooden blanket chest

Blanket Chests

18th-century painted wooden blanket chest · open lid and visible hinges

Painted folk-art chest of drawers dated 1870 isolated on a white background — Painted folk-art chest of drawers dated 1870

Painted Folk-Art Chests of Drawers

Painted folk-art chest of drawers · “1870” visible on the crest

Lancaster County painted miniature chest attributed to the Weber family, isolated on a white background — Lancaster County painted miniature chest attributed to the Weber family

Painted Miniature Chests

Painted miniature chest · Lancaster County · attributed to the Weber family

1778 Pennsylvania poplar dower chest attributed to the Black Unicorn Artist, isolated on a white background — 1778 Pennsylvania poplar dower chest attributed to the Black Unicorn Artist

Folk Art / Americana

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Chippendale mahogany lowboy isolated on a white background — Chippendale mahogany lowboy

Fine Furniture

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19th-century copper stag weathervane isolated on a white background — 19th-Century Copper Stag Weathervane

Sculptures

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Nantucket lightship basket with swing handle and fitted lid — Nantucket lightship basket — Mike Kane, 1974

Nantucket lightship basket viewed from above with carved whale panel — Nantucket lightship basket — Mike Kane, 1974

Folk Art / Americana

A woven Nantucket lightship basket with a swing handle, fitted lid, and carved panel with three stylized whale forms. The underside is inscribed, “Made by Mike Kane, 1974, Nantucket Island.” The panel material is unconfirmed.

Decorative canoe sculpture with paddler on a stylized wave-like base — Decorative canoe sculpture with paddler

Angled view of the decorative canoe sculpture with paddler — Decorative canoe sculpture with paddler

Sculptures

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