Latest Update Jan. 30, 2012: Leather-Covered Box

Unique leather-covered pine trinket/cigarette box, with red paint decoration on all sides (red "x"s on ends, squiggles on back), gold accents. "PW" on top. Super clean inside. 4 inches long, 3 1/2 inches wide, 2 1l/2 inches tall. Quirky, painted folk art piece.

$85.00

Country Footstool in Blue Paint

Sturdy, metal reinforcements underneath, bright blue paint. 15 inches tall, 9 inches deep, 13 inches long. Boot-jack ends. Will ship via USPS Parcel Post.

$65.00

Early Mirror in Black Paint

Black/brown painted pine frame, c. 1825, all original, including mirror---12" x 10". New England origin.

$175.00

Pewter and Brass Bibelots

Pewter tea caddy, melon-form. 4 1/2” tall. “EM” in script on the lid. “Wm Rogers Mfg Co/Hartford Conn./ ROGERS/QUADR IPLN/1753” stamped on the base. Some wear under the lid. Not tarnished—that is the actual finish. $85.00.

Pewter pepper pot, unmarked, early. Good condition, slight smile on the base. 4” tall. $75.00

Pewter hunting flask. Mid-nineteenth century. 4 1/4" tall, 3 1/2" wide. Heavy, unmarked pewter, possibly Civil War era. Dents, dings, and dimples on both sides, tight lid. Great surface and feel. $85.00.

Brass tobacco box. 4 1/2" long, anchor embossed on lid. Good clean condition, particularly interior, expected wear to exterior. $75.00

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Wood and Board Wallpaper Box

Different early papers on almost every surface. Paper lining is of 1815 newspaper. Some staining and paper loss on side surface. 8" long x 5" wide x 4" tall.

$100.00

Papier Mâché Candy Heart Mold

A great Valentine's gift for the primitives lover! Walnut, 8 1/4 inches tall; 8 inches wide. Lightly waxed surface, lovely patina. An uncommonly large size. Many have deep cuts from where the cured box was extracted, but this mold has only minor pitting.

$245.00

Wick Trimmer and Tray

Brass wick trimmer with a metal tray in bright bittersweet paint. Tray is 9 inches long and 3 1/4 inches wide. Trimmer is 6 inches long. Colorful country accessory!

$85.00

Paint-Decorated Tea Canister

Early tea tin with three red and yellow "cat's eye" decorations. Some paint loss but a great country primitive look. 5 1/2 inches tall, 5 inches in diameter. Separate lid.

$100.00

Salt-glazed Stoneware Tankard

6 1/2 high x 4 inches in diameter. Cobalt handle decoration, brown glazed interior. Perfect condition, with some glaze variation, as to be expected. May have had a lid at some point, given the tooled lip. x top York, Pa., antiques show. $115.00.

Make-do hogscraper candlestick. 5 1/4 inches tall, 3 1/2 inches in diameter. $15.00.

$115.00/$15.00

Pennsylvania Melon Basket

Wonderful splint oak basket, with red spint decoration on each side. Rare perfect condition, with expected wear to the handle. 1920s or '30s. 7 inches wide x 8 3/4 inches. x top Pa. dealer S. Smoot.

$225.00

Large Trivet

Cast iron,10 1/2 inches long x 5 1/2 wide x 2 inches tall. Break at one end but solid and completely usable.

$39.00

Early Chalkware Squirrel

Nice light-weight piece (indicative of age), in hues of maroon, hunter green, and grass green, over a pale biscuit-colored wash.Great paint retention; perfect condition. 5 1/2 inches tall. Uncommon form. A similar piece is offered by a top online dealer for much more!

$205.00

Red Transfer ware Teapot

Staffordshire china teapot, early design but of an 1860s vintage. Chinese landscape scene on two sides. 5 inches tall, 7 1/2 wide, from handle to spout. Unmarked. Perfect condition except for a couple of small nibbles on the bottom. x late Va. transfer ware collector/dealer Rebecca Wells.

$185.00

Polychrome Box

Colorful polychrome box in a vibrant bittersweet with freehand decoration on all exterior surfaces. 8 inches x 3 1/4 inches x 4 1/4 inches. Original hinges, orange interior. Glued construction with some paint loss. Purchased in New England.

$200.00

Fibreboard Storage/Shipping Container

Sturdy, stapled construction. 9 1/2” tall, 10 3/4” diameter. Bottom stamp: “Certificate of Maker/This is ...of fibreboard” [rest illegible].

$45.00

Soldier Blue Pantry Box

9 3/4 inches diameter, 5 inches tall. Lid has a shrinkage crack but this is a heavy box with copper tacks on lid and lap. From a top mid-Atlantic dealer.

$255.00 REDUCED

Tiny Paper Box w/ Early Emeries

Oval pressed-board box, darkened with age, filled with tiny sewing emeries. Scene depicting elegant Continental ladies and gentlemen is papered to the lid. 3 1/4 inches long, 1 1/2 inches tall. Seven strawberry emeries (three silk and four cotton). Smallest pink silk emery is 1/2 inch long; largest, of purple silk, is one inch long.

$100.00

Early Chalkware Lamb/Pantry Box

Lamb is in excellent condition. 3” tall x 4 1/2” long. Hollow bottom, indicative of age. x J.W. Grant. $125.00.

Natural wood pantry box. Great patina! 8 1/4” diameter x 4 1/4” tall. Copper tack construction, a bit of wiggle in the lid due to a missing tack. $95.00.

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Sewing Basket and Contents

Blue straw sewing basket is 9 1/4 inches in diameter. It has a bit of damage on the bottom and to the lid but is completely usable. Contains three small wool/cotton rag balls, pine and velvet sewing clamp (4 inches long), make-do pine mirror, large felt strawberry pin cushion, early hand-sewn wool heart-shaped pin cushion, early felt pen wipe, and wooden spool of heavy brown thread. Pictures of individual items available on request.

$105.00

Assorted Rag Balls

Available separately, ranging in size from 3 1/2 inches to 5 inches in diameter. The two on the far right (black and cream/rose calico) are early rag balls out of a log cabin in the Shenandoah Valley. Your choice, or $120.00 for the lot of 5.

$35.00 each