American Furniture & Decorative Arts

383. 
     

     Three Shaker Bonnets, Two Wooden Pegs, and a Small Darning
     Aid, 19th century, a woven sweetgrass bonnet on a wrapped wire
     form, with printed model number “861 130” on cotton label, a woven
     cane doll bonnet with blue and white cotton gingham check trim, a
     brown and white silk covered doll bonnet; two pale yellow-painted
     turned maple hanging pegs with threaded ends; and a small turned
     maple hourglass-form wood darning aid, (imperfections), dia. 2-13 in.
     $400-600

     
     


384. 
     

     Hand-stitched Linen and Kid Leather Corset, America, 19th century,
     fully stayed corset with back lacing, composed of blue and natural-
     colored linen edged and trimmed with white kid leather, with probable
     baleen or bone stays stitched within.
     $600-800

     
     


385. 
     

     Carved Woman’s Leg Tobacco Tamper and Eel/Fish Splitter
     Device, America, 19th century, caved maple tamper with painted boots
     and stockings; the handle on the fish splitter device also in the form of
     a woman’s leg, with traces of red, white, and black paint, with serrated
     iron blade, (imperfections), dia. 2, 8 3/4 in.
     $300-600

     
     


386. 
     

     Miniature Blue-painted Bucket and Gray-painted Covered Box,
     probably New England, early 19th century, stave and lapped wooden
     hoop constructed bucket with wire swing handle, painted light blue; and
     a small round covered box with pine top and bottom, maple lapped-
     seam sides, painted gray, the cover with incised numeral “3,” ht. 3 3/8,
     2 5/8, box dia. 4 3/4 in.
     $600-800

     
     


387. 
     

     Four Carved Objects with Hand Motifs, 19th century, a carved bone
     pipe tamper with fist terminal, three of carved wood: a parasol with fist
     finial, a flat carved hand with pointing finger and relief-carved heart, and
     a carved fist with pegged joinery, dia. 2 3/4-5 1/2 in.
     $700-900

     
     

388.

Miniature Blue-painted Wood Covered Firkin, America, late 19th

century, stave and lapped wood hoop-constructed container with

conforming cover impressed with the initials “GH,” with pegged swing

handle, ht. 2 1/2 in.

$1,200-1,500

389.

Miniature Yellow-painted Staved Wooden Bucket, probably New

England, late 18th/early 19th century, stave and hoop constructed

bucket with pegged swing handle, a paper label affixed to interior is

inscribed “Higgenson 1795,” ht. to top of upright handle 3 3/4 in.

$1,500-1,800

390.

Stencil-decorated Pantry Spice Box, America, late 19th/early 20th

century, round, covered, lapped-seam maple and ash box, with tin

cover rim and base, the top with stenciled floral spray and bird designs,

the interior fitted with seven round spice cannisters with their contents

stenciled on the lids, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 9 3/8 in.

$300-500

391.

Three Miniature Woven Splint Baskets, 19th century, one round over

square basket painted gray, a buttocks basket and a covered basket,

(imperfections), ht. 2 3/8-4 3/8 in.

$400-600

392.

Blue-painted Woven Splint Basket, America, late 19th century, deep

round basket, flared at the rim, with carved upright handle, old blue

paint over earlier black, (losses, breaks), ht. 15 in.

$300-500

393.

Woven Geometric Pattern Cane Basket, South Carolina, Cherokee,

late 19th/early 20th century, oblong form with carved upright handle,

woven cane in a contrasting light and dark brown stained repeating

diamond pattern, ht. 11 1/2 in.

$300-500

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