Maine Antique Digest March 2015

Maine Antique Digest, March 2015 25-B

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J. Gallagher of Antique Andirons,

North Norwich, New York, offered

these jamb hooks for fireplace

tools, 1800-30, with prices ranging

from $600 to $1200.

These “sister” purses, circa 1900, were displayed at Nula Than-

hauser’s booth. The East Hampton, New York, dealer has “find-

ers” who scope out merchandise for her at shows, she said. On

the left is a magenta velvet purse with gold beads in a leaf and

vine motif with its original frame, priced at $4400. On the right

is a green velvet one with gold bead vines and red flowers on a

removable frame, priced at $4800.

This cast-iron magician mechanical

bank, made in the early 1900s by the

J & E Stevens Co. of Cromwell, Con-

necticut, was $12,000 from Robert

Lloyd Inc., New York City.

Laura Fisher of Fisher Heritage, NewYork City, who deals in antique

quilts, hooked rugs, coverlets, and folk art, shared a booth with Mar-

ion Harris. The hooked rugs at the top and at center left were tagged

$6500 and $5800; the Dutch mirror was $975; the Victorian needle-

work of Noah’s ark, 1880-90, was $975; and folded on the bottom

were a variety of quilts and coverlets ranging from $250 to $6000.

Neverbird Antiques, Surry, Virginia, displayed this rare Hawaiian

sampler from 1841 and asked $60,000 for it.

Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, Connecticut, offered this oil on canvas by

Walter Launt Palmer (1854-1932).

Sundown, Walpole, New Hamp-

shire

, 17" x 26", circa 1890, signed lower left, was $85,000.

A pair of signed Cartier

18k gold and diamond

“Sputnik” earrings, from

the late 1950s-early 1960s,

was available from DK

Farnum for $12,000. Dana

Kraus, owner of the Lake-

ville, Connecticut, com-

pany, explained that Cart-

ier made other “Sputnik”

earrings in 14k gold.

Showgoers looking at the art in Jeff Cooley’s booth.

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