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Portrait-size root-burl frame that came
out of the Catskills. It’s $1800.
Opposing pair of andirons in the form of waterfowl with unducklike pointy
bills, $850. Under the weathered surface there appears to be substantial
traces of paint. “I imagine they were brightly painted,” Nestor said. “We’re
overstocked with andirons, but I bought them anyway.”
Shelves in robin’s-egg blue with black and red trim, $2200.
In a diamond outlined in red on the back is written:
“Ocean City / July 4, 1932 / built by Bunting.” Krynick
thinks it’s the Ocean City in New Jersey, not Maryland.
Cement folk art figures of a
hunter and his dog. The dog’s
name “Caego” is written on its
base. The hunter is 37" tall. The
team was executed in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, in 1942. It comes
from the collection of Barbara
Johnson and is pictured in
Animals in American Folk Art
by
Wendy Lavitt (Knopf, 1990). It’s
$3400.
Portrait of a man, $2800. “We’ve never bought an
early New England portrait before. He’s totally
original including the frame,” Nestor said.
Child-size appliquéd and embroidered Centennial
apron, signed “Fanny Rowley,” $895.
A bolt of beautiful glazed
mauve-colored chintz from
the second quarter of the 19th
century, $1600. There are 21
yards of it. The fabric is 31"
wide with exotic birds, grapes,
and what appear to be hops.
Political umbrella,
white with red
lettering, $350.
Krynick thinks it’s
from Eisenhower’s
1956 campaign.
Nicely carved
folk-art frame,
12" high, with
traces of paint,
$1400.
Interior view of a corner of the North
Egremont church.
The new home of Cottage+Camp.
Top of a sea chest with a painted whale and original
hardware, $900.