Maine Antique Digest April 2015

20-C Maine Antique Digest, April 2015

Approximately 25 Pieces of Country Furniture: All items must be removed auction day!!!

excellent Soap Hollow high chest signed, manufactured by Jeremiah Stahl and dated 1867 in original

brilliant red paint and yellow pinstripe, orig. green end panels, feet and trim, dec. w/12 birds, urns, harps, snowflakes, floral

garlands, etc. (3 missing key escutcheons and some paint loss to top only, a great chest); Soap Hollow single-drawer nightstand

initialed HMA and BWM signed by John Salva in orig. paint; medium-size Soap Hollow B.C. in orig. bold red and black

sponge paint, initialed DK 1886 w/green feet and molding w/fine decs. (attributed to Joseph or John Sala Jr.); scarce miniature

Soap Hollow B.C. in orig. paint signed FS 1881 w/decs. (blistered surface); tremendous 19" x 15" orig. red painted picture

frame attributed to Jacob Knagy, Somerset County, Pa.; signed J. Keim and dec. w/tulips, vines, leaves and a pineapple;

4 blanket chests:

fine 19th-century 43" L. B.C. from Schohaire County, N.Y., orig. red and black paint, w/large freehand

basket w/flowers and foliage on front w/a 2" band of artistic scrolls and flowers on outer perimeter of chest front; several

small blanket chests w/excellent orig. paint;

rare Joel Palmer blanket chest

39" L. x 22½"H. w/absolutely great orig. paint

and decs. from Sideling Hill, Fulton County, Pa., in orig. red paint signed MS above an urn w/an excellent freehand spray of

multi-colored cockscombs, tulips and leaves, flanking each side of urn is a pot w/3 flowers w/a wonderful speckled bird atop

each central flower, orig. green dovetailed bracket feet w/green moldings, (paint loss to lid alone, one of the best Palmers I’ve

ever seen!); several blanket chests, dough tray – dutch cupboard – 3 corner cupboards – one 6'2" T. 2-piece blind door C.C. w/

geometric and string inlays throughout – dec. deacon’s bench – drysinks – 2 pieces tiger maple furniture – nightstands – pair

early Windsor chairs –

rare country highchair for twins

; other fine pieces.

Miniature Furniture:

Monumental circa 1830 miniature walnut and rosewood, stepback dresser (21½" H. x 17" W. x 14"

D. without mirror) w/hundreds of inlays of stars, diamonds, fans, Greek keys, etc., descended from Halehurst Mansion,

Phillipsburg, Pa. (one-of-a-kind museum-quality dresser); early blue ladder-back chairs – dome-lid trinket box – child’s 27"

dec. plank settee – Lehnware serving chest –

excellent pre-1850

tiger and bird’s-eye maple sewing stand, great Amish sewing

accessory stand for needles, buttons and hooks – plank seat dec. Lancaster County child’s rocker – several excellent miniature

blanket chests w/paint or inlays – fine 15" H. x 16" W. red and black rosewood over salmon dec. miniature drysink – other fine

items. Most of the country and miniature furniture is in original or old paint and structurally sound!

Primitives: Approx. 18 baskets:

fine 1830s American Indian birch bark baskets dec. w/dyed red, blue, and natural porcupine

quills in intricate patterns presented to the wife of Col. Sam Stambaugh at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, by an Indian woman

(full provenance given); one of the finest hickory splint oblong baskets w/woven handle you will find in bold orig. red and

blue paint from the birth of the basket (a winner); other baskets in orig. salmon, green, and red and blue paint; Virginia leather

keyhole basket, 4 Indian baskets; butter bowls in orig. red, yellow, and raspberry red paint; 12 butter prints including

rare

Samuel Plank

, Allenville, Mifflin County, Pa., drooping pansy butter print, excellent lollipop print and eagle, chicken, floral,

geometric, etc. prints; wood measures, firkins, trencher, treenware, large toleware tray all in orig. paint; 3-piece graduated set

of copper candy kettles signed Thoms Mills & Bro., Philadelphia; copper teakettles, coffee grinders, candle molds, Conestoga

wagon jacks, excellent pre-1850 wood apple peeler; 2 excellent large oval watercolor dioramas by Herman Grieb, Buffalo,

N.Y., of mountain scenes w/mounted gray squirrels and grouse; excellent 19th-century dovetailed storage box w/lid in

absolutely vibrant orig. figured mustard, orange-red, and brown paint; many other items!

Folk Art and Watercolor Drawings:

Collection of 3 black American dolls probably carved by Mahlon Williams (1846-1939)

from Newville, Cumberland County, Pa., w/provenance auction day; fine folk art root covered chest w/feet and hinge lid (28"

W. x 16" T.) made in Cumberland County by William Mountz, father of primitive carver Aaron Mountz in Carlisle, Pa., area

w/detailed provenance; nice hinge storage box w/thread spools and ball and stick ornamentations; excellent small carved

rooster in orig. red, yellow, and green paint; outstanding walnut semi high top shoe snuffbox w/intricate decs. (wait till you

see it!); miniature ink and watercolor rural farming scene in orig. frame; pair of fine watercolor drawings done for relatives

from Fredericksburg, Lebanon County, Pa., signed by J.H. Long, Feb. 1877, w/great decs.;

fine fractur-type watercolor

(signed by Susann Martin 1838 in a heart) w/memory verse “lest she be forgotten” dec. w/Adam and Eve, tree of life, serpent,

rooks, tulips, hearts, etc. (great item);

rare Samuel L. Plank

, Allensville, Mifflin Co., Pa., 13½" x 10¾" watercolor drawing

w/provenance; folk art watercolor of a black minstrel man w/large banjo in early bird’s-eye maple frame. Rare 70" T. folk art

chalkware Punch cigar store figure in exc. orig. paint.

Extensive Collection of Early American Wrought Iron:

Approx. 50 pieces including: Folk art flat sheet-iron weathervane

(30" x 30") stamped FCM 1895 of a horse and rider w/a regimental type hat and long-tailed coat;

great American pie crimper

w/coggled brass cutting wheel engraved MLB 1752 w/a tulip, the top gauger has 2 tulips, AMB 1752;

rare and fine

9" L.

flesh fork – turner combination w/3 cutout hearts in turner, arched handle between turner and 2-tine fork; 2 fine hanging

utensil racks w/twisted, scroll and coiled work w/hearts, roosters, etc.; several fine 18th-century fireplace utensil grid

irons, (1 museum quality from Lancaster County); several brass blade spatulas w/great dec. handles and blades; small

and large tasters, turner and dippers, one w/inlaid brass decs. fine adjustable candleholder; 2 iron fat lamps – 1 signed

Henry Baker on a heart – 1 w/a bird on handle and folk art face on lid;

six excellent dec. sets of utensils including:

3-pc. set w/concave lines and stars; 2-pc. set w/vine and leaf decs.; 5-pc. set w/large star decs.; 7-pc. set w/brass bowls

and blades;

two rare

4-pc. dec. utensil sets by James Felty (Valentine) Clouse from Bedford County, Pa., dec. w/convex

and concave lines, circles and a rare tulip at the top of the handles, (don’t miss the iron!).

Approx. 70 Pieces of Dec. Salt-glaze Stoneware and Redware: Huntingdon County Pottery – rare

12" signed

(E.B. Hyssong, Cassville) dec. stoneware presentation pitcher for James Hamson in script, heavily dec.;

4 ultra rare

miniature stoneware items definitely attributed to E.B. Hyssong, Cassville, Pa. – 2½" semi-ovoid oxblood-glaze jug w/a

white slip dec. flower and leaves – 2¾" straight side Albany slip jug incised (souvenir from E.B. Hyssong’s pottery,

Cassville, Pa., 1910) – 3¼" Hyssong pitcher dec. w/a 6-point blue tulip – 3¼" Hyssong jug w/6-point tulip; other pieces

attributed to Hyssong include 1 gal. crock w/tulips and foliage – 9" Albany slip pitcher w/lid; large cup w/molded rim

and typical thumb tab a handle top in Albany slip glaze; rare sales slip from E.B. Hyssong for items sold to John Little

Sept. 3, 1903;

possibly one-of-a-kind ultra rare

Huntingdon County 1/2 gal. crock signed (Thomas & Co., Petersburg,

Pa.) in script w/white slip letters on oxblood glaze when the Thomas Bros. worked for

the Myton Pottery in Petersburg before their own pottery in Huntingdon, Pa. (you won’t

find another one!); unglazed redware flowerpot stamped W.H. Thomas, Huntingdon, Pa.;

rare 4½" – 1 pt. dec. stoneware pitcher attributed to Henry Glazier; cylinder storage jar

dec. w/Glazier’s garland points around shoulder; signed Henry Glazier, Huntingdon, Pa.,

9" storage jar w/strong blue shoulder decs.;

11 miniature a

Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Altoona, Blair County, Pa., etc.; extrem

stoneware churn w/incised rings, leaf petals, squiggle lines an

and shield; 3 gal. signed Hamilton, Greensboro, Pa., w/strong

w/banner marked Eagle pottery; other dec. western Pa. pieces;

double-split daisy over a double-split snapdragon; 3 excellent

scalloped base script incised Arblaster, also signed Mrs. W.E. E

fine 1/2 gal. J.M. Roller dry goods & groceries, Williamsburg,

goods & groceries, Hollidaysburg, Pa.; many other fine pieces

jug w/bird – 3 fine 1/2 gal. stripper crocks – J. Weaver dec. croc

Harrisburg w/large slip dec. sunburst (prof. repaired) – 2 blue

stag – blue sponge pitcher and others.

Chalkware, Redware, Soft-Paste, etc.:

A tremendous 15 ½"

best from Pa!); 7" double earthworn mocha pitcher; marbleize

pitcher w/colorful decs.; double-spout field jug w/fine molded

tapered yellowware butter tub w/raised open handles w/cobalt

puzzle jug w/incised tulip and distelfink decs.; incised James G

great jug!); scarce 8½" redware strap-handle field jug w/a lizar

dec. in green, black and brown; nice 4" T. ovoid redware jug; s

banks and miniature pieces of redware; 12" x 12" incised stone

16-pc. set of blue Zamara soft-paste china; 9½" green Zamara t

and good colors; other fine items.

Guns, Civil War Powder Horn, etc.:

An important highly

Wagner, Co. E 7th Pa. V Calvary, Macon G, also inscribed in a

July 1843 in Porter Township, Clinton County, Pa.) embellish

Civil War Union soldier w/flag, sword and revolver, Lady Lib

tree, (one-of-a-kind Civil War horn w/provenance); an importa

P. Chandler of Mass. 1st Infantry (name on both ends), he was k

of him w/a letter to his mother of her noble son and his brav

double-barrel 10-gauge shotgun in

excellent orig. condition

serial 87695, Damascus barrels (great gun); Marlin model 189

1840-1850 bull stock tiger maple percussion rifle signed TH

surface; 15½" L. 1835-1845 percussion pistol found in Juniata

star, crescent moon, 12 hearts and 2 fish, in the black; 13" sta

handmade knives w/stag horn handles; early hand wrought-iro

American Quilts:

A quality collection of approx. 33 trapunt

half are unlaundered, the balance are in fine to excellent cond

borders, most of the quilting would rate fine, excellent or imma

or wear!) an excellent red and green calico framed Carolina

fruit and stars + great stippled quilting, signed 4 times in cent

workmanship!); wonderful 1890 Lancaster County Mennonite

pre-1850 harvest sun w/fine trapunto stuffed feathered wreaths

green and yellow-mustard calico Christmas cactus w/8 eagles

stars w/a blue and white calico print (immaculate quilting);

unlaundered w/immaculate quilting, (wait till you see them);

colors; approx. 10 floral, mariner’s compass, princess feather

10+ pieced quits – variable star – stunning ocean waves – geo

are wonderful quilts but can’t describe them all because of spa

Hooked Rugs, Coverlets and German Banner:

Hooked rug

– stag deer w/tree, foliage and waterfall – fine colorful 38" x

and village on a background hill 38" x 43" rug of 2 seated Labr

black cow on a background of colorful striations, (rebound edg

florals, insects and birds in earth tone colors.

Coverlets:

Coverlet attributed to Henry Oberly, Womelsdorf,

from southeastern Pa. – red, blue, and green coverlet signed A

bars of scrolls, foliage and grapes;

rare 56" square German

lions, corner shields have iron cross, helmet, swords and dates

gazing at Christ on a mound of rocks w/upward stretched ar

thread-stitched lettering and embellishments, (banner has need

Fine Collection of Approx. 30 Pieces of R.S. Prussia: Rare T

pot set; pair of medallion mold 10½" stag (Monarch of the Glen

season portrait bowl; iris mold summer season celery dish; 9"

rare 10½" Bells of Linden

high gloss bowl; 10½" masted shi

lake bowl; 11½" swans on lake w/handles; 8½" mold 305 lad

plate; other fine plates, bowls, hatpin holder, dresser tray, berry

Glassware:

Several pieces of signed cut glass; fine clear glass

handle and lid, acid cutback urn w/florals and scrolling, early

pieces of signed Lalique, France, crystal; several nice bride bas

full figure portrait of Queen Louise on lid w/beautiful decs.

scarce Kelva 6½" dresser box w/Niagara Falls on lid and sig

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C. Wayne Shultz American Aucti

To be sold without reserve

Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 9 a.m.

Preview, Friday, April 17, 12 noon-6 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. auction day