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20-B Maine Antique Digest, March 2017
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Long before the current younger generation
began to communicate electronically and express
emotions with emojis, their ancestors found other
ways to demonstrate their individuality when
communicating. This letter is from a schoolboy in
Pennsylvania to his friend and displays an unusual
writing style. The first page is written with an
inward spiral; the second page is written on opposing
diagonals, as though folded. The framed letter, dated
1850, was $295. The letter was offered by Joan H.
Parker of Ingle Nook Antiques, Reedville, Virginia.
Joan H. Parker also offered this pine and woven rye
child’s chair from the Orkney Islands, off the extreme
northern coast of Scotland. The chair dates 1880-
1910 and was constructed for the tourist trade. It was
priced at $595. The framed group of enamel on copper
miniatures are French and are dated 1873. The family
group was priced at $695.
Peyton Collie of Collecting the Past, Whitakers, North
Carolina, has been studying and collecting antiques
for many years. The Holiday Antiques Show marked
his first time as an exhibitor in more than 20 years. He
offered a circa 1810 black-painted fireplace surround
with gold ginko leaf decoration and two stylized “A”
letters above the firebox opening. The surround was
priced at $1600. The small Queen Anne mirror was
tagged $1500. On the mantel are (from right) a Gullah-
carved figure balancing a basket on her head for $850;
a small brass fireplace crane, tagged $160; a brass ladle
or dipper at $90; a carved ruddy duck, $150; and a gilt
turkey or peacock carnival ornament for $650.
Detail of fireplace surround paint decoration.
Chris and Karen Doscher of Witt’s End Antiques,
Wallkill, New York, presented this narrow 18th-century
two-over-five-drawer Rhode Island chest of drawers
with extremely heavily figured tiger maple on all
surfaces. According to Chris, one of the chest’s best
features was its “sold” tag. It had been marked $4575.
The 19th-century majolica face jugs were marked $350
for the pair. The wooden box has a colorful blotched
smoke-like surface. It was tagged $725.
Jerry and Judy Brill of Newport News,
Virginia, are longtime participants in the
holiday show. This Welsh hanging corner
cabinet is constructed of oak, dates from the
18th century, and exhibits a nicely designed
16-pane door with molded mullions. There
are two fixed, shaped-edge shelves. The
shallow lower drawer is triangular to fit the
corner. The cabinet was tagged $2100.
These Virginia long rifles were highlights on one wall of the Michael Tuccori Antiques & Fine
Art booth. Tuccori of Harrisonburg, Virginia, is well known within the Mid-Atlantic antiques
community. The rifle at the top is by George Peterson of Botetourt County, Virginia. It dates to
1820-30 and is decorated with engraved silver and brass elements. The Peterson rifle was priced
at $32,000. Below is a rifle by William Bogan of Rockbridge County, Virginia. The Bogan rifle
dates to 1825-35 and features a curly maple stock with brass and iron mounts. It was marked
$9600. The iron pipe tomahawk on the right, 1760-80, was priced at $6500; the tomahawk on the
left dates about 20 years later and was $4500. The framed Mark Catesby (1683-1749) first-edition
print, plate number 27,
Mock-bird
[Mocking bird]
with flowering dogwood, was tagged $5800.
Longtime
Antiques Roadshow
appraiser Ken Farmer was on hand
Saturday afternoon for appraisals. Here he examines an ivory chess set
in a fitted japanned case.