Baker & Co. Antiques
High quality Country Americana antiques for sale on the Internet. For over 35 years, Baker & Co. Antiques specializes in country furniture, small accessories in old original paint, folk art, quilts, hooked rugs, samplers, rag dolls, early lighting, stoneware, baskets and much more. Many of the items come from frequent buying trips, house calls, and collector contacts on both the east coast and the west coast. In the August 2000 issue of Country Home magazine the Baker & Co. website at https://www.bakercoantiques.com was rated the #6 country website in the nation. Owner, Tom Baker, always welcomes visitors whether in person at selected shows or online! We accept personal checks, money orders, major credit cards, and PayPal. Baker & Co. Antiques has a satisfaction guaranteed policy. We understand how difficult it is to buy from pictures and written descriptions. Therefore, we have a standing policy for website purchases: customers may return items, in the same condition as they are received, within 72 hours of delivery for a full refund less cost of shipping, handling & insurance. No excuses needed!
Polychrome Painted Double Sided Gameboard
19th Century. Hudson River Valley NY State origin. Double sided homemade polychrome painted wooden Gameboard. Checkers and Parcheesi. All original with nice wear. Very bold and graphic. Measures about 18” square. In very good condition.
Price: Sold ~ Thank you!
Early Painted Covered Bowl
18th to early 19th century. New England origin. Early hand carved woodenware treen covered bowl in an original red wash painted finish. Probably used for smoking spices since there is a nice smokey scent still inside. Measures 4” high by 5” wide. Nice wear and patina.
Price: $295
Wooden Bottle Container
18th to early 19th century. Carved soft wood bottle container in original dark blackish green paint with a red waxed stamp seal. Measures 8” tall. In very good condition.
Price: $265
Rams Head Iron Peel
18th to early 19th century. New England origin. Forged iron fireplace hearth peel with a nice well defined figural Ram’s Head with Horns handle top. Measures 42” long and peel plate is 6 3/4” wide. Some expected wear on peel plate’s edge.
Price: $185
Large Die Cut Paper and Tinsel Santa Ornament #1
19th Century. Made in Germany. Large die paper cut tinsel ornament with Santa Claus dancing on a swing with Poinsettias and Holly red berries. Measures 7” long not including hanging string and hook. In very good condition.
Price: Sold ~ Thank you!
Large Santa Die Cut Paper and Tinsel Ornament #2
19th Century. Made in Germany. Large die cut paper and tinsel Ornament with Santa and Christmas Tree and Sack full of Toys. Measures about 6” long. In very good condition.
Price: $65
Miniature Toleware Bread Tray
Early to mid 19th century. Pennsylvania origin. Sweet miniature tin Toleware Bread Tray in original mustard yellow and white free hand painted decoration all on a red painted background. Exterior is in original black paint. With slanted sides. Measures only 4 1/8” long by 2 1/4 to 2 5/8” wide by 3/8 to 7/8” high.
Price: $195
Large Die Cut Paper and Tinsel Santa Ornament #3
19th to early 20th century. Made in Germany. Large Die Cut Paper and Tinsel Santa with Christmas Tree Ornament. Measures 6” long.
Price: $60
Large Die Cut Paper and Tinsel Ornament #4
19th Century. German made. Large St. Nicolas Die Cut Paper and Tinsel Christmas Tree Ornament. Measures about 8” long.
Price: $58
Set of 4 Mica Star Ornaments
Early 20th Century. German made. Set of 4 Mica Covered Pressboard Star Christmas Tree Ornaments. Two in purple, one in yellow, and one in blue colored decoration. Each measure about 2” across.
Price: $90
Large Santa Die Cut and Tinsel Ornament #5
19th Century. German made. Large Die Cut and Tinsel Santa Christmas Tree Ornament. Measures 7 1/2” tall by 4 1/2” wide.
Price: $68
Toleware Tea Cady
Early 19th century. Made by the Filley Tin Shop in Lansingburg (Troy) NY. Nice strong and bold freehand decoration in paint colors of red, green, yellow and white on a black background. In very good condition. Stands 8” high by 4 1/4” across bottom.
Price: $225
Tin Hogscraper Candlestick with Tallow Candle
Early 19th century. New England origin. Rare tin Smith tin hogscraper candlestick with working push-up finger tab. Nice untouched dark patina surface. Comes with early tallow candle stub. Candlestick measures 6” tall by 4” across base. Stub tallow candle is 4” long.
Price: $165
Miniature Folk Art Carving of Abraham Lincoln
19th Century. Found in Vermont. Handmade intricately carved and painted figure of Abraham Lincoln with his iconic stove pipe hat. All made from cork except the old metal washer or coin used for the brim of his hat. Stands only 3 1/2” tall.
Price: $295
Fabric Covered Abraham Lincoln Book
Published in 1863 in Boston. A turkey red, black, and tan checked homespun fabric covered rare book titled “The Pioneer Boy and How He Became President” and tells about Abraham Lincoln. Signed inside cover by book’s owner and hometown of “Ashland, Mass.” Both fabric cover and book are worn. Measures 7 1/4” long by 5” wide by 1 3/8” thick.
Price: $275
Bell Shaped Iron Dough Scraper
19th Century. Found in Upstate NY. Small nicely bell shaped iron dough scraper. All original with untouched surface and in excellent condition. Measures 4 1/2” long by 3 1/2” high.
Price: $85
Cone Shaped Tin Dipper
19th Century. New England origin. Nice cone shaped tin dipper with an untouched patina surface. With handing holes in top. In excellent condition. Measures 14” long.
Price: $85
Swing Handle Splint Basket in Original Paint
19th Century. Hudson River Valley, New York State origin. Probably a Taghkanic (Taconic) basket. Splint swing handle basket in the best dry original salmon painted surface with nice expected wear. Double wrapped weaved rim and Demi-John bottom. Probably used as an apple basket. Some missing weavers at bottom but not noticeable when basket is sitting. Measures 15” to 13” out of round diameter by 8 1/4” high, 16” high with swing handle up.
Price: $650
Small Grenfell Hooked Mat
Early 20th century. Circa 1940. Handmade in Labrador, Canada. In soft muted blues and white linen cotton fabrics hooked on burlap. Original Grenfell Labrador Industries label sewn on backside. Nice smaller mat size that measures 12 1/4” by 8 1/4”.
Price: $125
Painted Redware Fruit Shaped Bank
Early 19th century. New England origin. With wonderful well worn original chrome yellow paint and aged patina. Measures 3” tall by 3” wide.
Price: $95
Velvet Strawberry Pincushion
19th Century. New England origin. Handmade and all hand sewn fat plush red velvet strawberry with green wool felt top and stitched orange yellow seeds. In very good condition. Measures 3 1/2” long by 4” wide.
Price: $265
Vintage Ladies Wool Swim Suit
Early 20th Century. With Catalina logo and tag that reads “Styled for the Stars of Hollywood” “Size 46”. Measures 25” across the bottom by 32” high, including straps. In very good condition.
Price: $175
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