Spring Fine and Decorative Art

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Spring Fine and Decorative Art

Cowan's Auction Salesroom
6270 Este Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45232
513-871-1670

Directions:
Cowan's is located off I-75 at Exit #9 (Seymour Ave. & Paddock Rd. Exit). At exit ramp, head South on Paddock Rd. to Seymour Ave., and make a right (West). Continue on Seymour Avenue as it crosses Vine Street. After crossing railroad tracks go down two streets and turn left onto Este Avenue. Area sign reads Ridgewood Industrial Park. Cowan's is on the left at 6270 Este Avenue.
Folk Art Paddle Wheel Model,1Folk Art Paddle Wheel Model,
American, 1886. A handmade folk art paddle wheel model of the Lily Jane, of wood, metal, glass and plaster with original paint. Details include two ...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00 + 437.50) = 2,937.50
Folky Carved Birds,2Folky Carved Birds,
American, likely Pennsylvania German, late 19th- to early 20th century. Carved birds with long tails having traces of old green paint; 9.25" high. ...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (150.00 + 26.25) = 176.25
Folk Art Phrenology Head of Painted Wood,3Folk Art Phrenology Head of Painted Wood,
American or English, late 19th century. A folk art Phrenology head having reverse painted glass eyes, drawn sectional skull with handwritten charact...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00 + 350.00) = 2,350.00
Kentucky Folk Art Dolls,4Kentucky Folk Art Dolls,
early 20th century, carved pine. Kentucky folk art dolls dressed in hand sewn clothing. Large doll has articulated limbs and both seated in ladder-b...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 70.00) = 470.00
Southern Folk Art Figure of Black Banjo Player ,5Southern Folk Art Figure of Black Banjo Player ,
Tennessee, ca 1920-1950. A Southern folk art black man, of carved wood having wire hands and real hair, seated in a chair with daubed paint decorati...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00 + 17.50) = 117.50
Southern Folk Art Carved Heads of Christ and Disciples,6Southern Folk Art Carved Heads of Christ and Disciples,
Kentucky, late 19th to early 20th century. Likely representing Christ and five of his disciples. Mounted on two black modern display blocks with thr...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (325.00 + 56.88) = 381.88
Folk Art Carved and Painted Turtle,7Folk Art Carved and Painted Turtle,
American, mid to late 19th century. Folk art carved and painted turtle having an old varnished surface, paint decorated with yellow daubs and red ey...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00 + 525.00) = 3,525.00
Stoneware Spaniel Attributed to George Bagnall,8Stoneware Spaniel Attributed to George Bagnall,
Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, ca 1870. Of buff colored clay with freestanding front legs, deeply incised eyes, locket and fur detail; 9.75...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (800.00 + 140.00) = 940.00
Yellow Ware Spaniel in Rockingham Glaze,9Yellow Ware Spaniel in Rockingham Glaze,
American, probably East Liverpool, Ohio. A "comforter" spaniel in Rockingham glazed yellow ware, facing right, with separate front legs and good mod...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for (450.00 + 78.75) = 528.75
Anna Pottery Pig Flask with Rare Map and Form,10Anna Pottery Pig Flask with Rare Map and Form,
American, ca 1870-1875, by Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna Pottery, Illinois. Anna Pottery pig flask of Arkansas stagecoach and river route. ...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (10,500.00 + 1,837.50) = 12,337.50
Sewer Tile WWI Aviator Bust,11Sewer Tile WWI Aviator Bust,
American, possibly Ohio or Indiana, early 20th century, inscribed on back By E. Thomson. A sewer tile bust of World War I aviator. Depicted in much ...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (800.00 + 140.00) = 940.00
Folky Inlaid Walnut Dresser Mirror with Caddies,12Folky Inlaid Walnut Dresser Mirror with Caddies,
American, ca 1900, inlaid geometric designs, built on a platform base; 9" high x 16" wide x 8" deep. Condition: Minor loss. Provenance:
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (75.00 + 13.13) = 88.13
Tramp Art Shelf With Stars, Plus,13Tramp Art Shelf With Stars, Plus,
American, ca 1900. A hanging three tier shelf with mirror, and decorative motifs of stars and diamonds; 32" high x 25" wide x 9" deep. Together with...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 70.00) = 470.00
Rare Tramp Art Sugar Bowl with Lid,14Rare Tramp Art Sugar Bowl with Lid,
American, late 19th century. A lidded sugar bowl of turned and carved wood with traces of green paint. A rare form in tramp art; 4.5" high. Conditi...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (425.00 + 74.38) = 499.38
Bennington Pint Book Flask "Departed Spirits",15Bennington Pint Book Flask "Departed Spirits",
American, Bennington, Vermont, ca 1849-58. A yellow ware pint book flask with mottled flint enamel glaze with impressed Departed Spirits on the spin...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (375.00 + 65.63) = 440.63
Bennington Two Quart Book Flask,16Bennington Two Quart Book Flask,
American, Bennington, Vermont, ca 1849-58. Of yellow ware mottled flint-enamel glaze, no title; 8.875" high x 6" wide x 2.75" deep. See Barret, plat...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (425.00 + 74.38) = 499.38
Birds-eye Maple Wall Pocket,17Birds-eye Maple Wall Pocket,
American, 19th century. A birds-eye maple wall pocket with scalloped front and sides; 3.5" high x 10" wide x 3.5" deep. Condition: Provenance:
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (350.00 + 61.25) = 411.25
Carved Eagle Bracket Shelf and Good Luck Sign,18Carved Eagle Bracket Shelf and Good Luck Sign,
American, ca 1900. Wooden carved eagle motif. Bracket shelf has carvings of cannons and flags flanking a monument and a dove support below shelf; 20...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 35.00) = 235.00
Folk Art Snake Cane,19Folk Art Snake Cane,
American, ca 1900. A folk art cane featuring a decorated snake with nail eyes with disk shaped handle, original varnished surface; 38" long. Condit...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (400.00 + 70.00) = 470.00
Folk Art Snake Cane,20Folk Art Snake Cane,
American, likely Southern, ca 1900, likely of cottonwood. A folk art cane featuring a coiled snake with original paint; 34" long. Condition: Wear t...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (325.00 + 56.88) = 381.88
Painted Blanket Chest with Folky Decorations,21Painted Blanket Chest with Folky Decorations,
American, likely Mid-Atlantic, ca 1830-1840. A painted poplar blanket chest having large flowers in pots and whimsical decoration. Original paint; 3...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (55,000.00 + 9,625.00) = 64,625.00
Odd Fellows Jonathan Coat Costume,22Odd Fellows Jonathan Coat Costume,
American, ca 1900. Odd Fellows Jonathan coat costume with emblems of the Independent Order of Odd Fellowship (IOOF). Embroidered velvet trimmed with...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00 + 87.50) = 587.50
Odd Fellows Bow and Arrows, Crook, Chain and Sticks,23Odd Fellows Bow and Arrows, Crook, Chain and Sticks,
American, ca 1900. All of carved wood with original finish. Odd Fellows bow and arrows; 33" long, Shepherd's crook; 65" long, 2 bundles of sticks; 1...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 52.50) = 352.50
Odd Fellows Pick Axe and Shovel Emblems,24Odd Fellows Pick Axe and Shovel Emblems,
American, ca 1900. Carved and painted wooden emblems of the Independent Order of Odd Fellowship (IOOF); pick axe, 35" long; shovel, 39" long. Condi...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 35.00) = 235.00
Odd Fellows Axe Emblem,25Odd Fellows Axe Emblem,
American, ca 1900. Carved and painted wooden emblem of the Independent Order of Odd Fellowship (IOOF); 37" long. Condition: Provenance: Collectio...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (125.00 + 21.88) = 146.88
Odd Fellows Tin Shield, Knives, Spears and Axe,26Odd Fellows Tin Shield, Knives, Spears and Axe,
American, ca 1900. A painted tin shield with emblem of "The Eye of God", together with carved and painted wooden emblems of the Independent Order of...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 52.50) = 352.50
Odd Fellows Quiver with Arrows,27Odd Fellows Quiver with Arrows,
American, ca 1900. A carved and painted wooden emblem of the Independent Order of Odd Fellowship (IOOF). A faux carving of fletched arrows with quiv...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (900.00 + 157.50) = 1,057.50
Odd Fellows "Horn of Plenty",28Odd Fellows "Horn of Plenty",
American, ca 1900. Odd fellows "Horn of Plenty" with original black and gilt paint; carved and painted wooden emblem of the Independent Order of Odd...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 52.50) = 352.50
Odd Fellows Hourglass,29Odd Fellows Hourglass,
American, ca 1900. A lathe turned wooden hourglass with original varnished surface. An emblem of the Independent Order of Odd Fellowship (IOOF); 7" ...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (325.00 + 56.88) = 381.88
Masonic Kerchief with Song Lyrics to Tune "Attic Fire",30Masonic Kerchief with Song Lyrics to Tune "Attic Fire",
American, ca 1817, numerous printed emblems in red on natural linen. For a similar piece see, Collins, Threads of History, page 70, fig.53. Housed i...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (325.00 + 56.88) = 381.88
Odd Fellows Currier & Kellogg Prints,31Odd Fellows Currier & Kellogg Prints,
two hand colored lithographs with touches of gum arabic. Includes small folio Odd Fellows, by Kellogg & Comstock, undated; 11" high x 15.25" wide (s...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (150.00 + 26.25) = 176.25
Odd Fellows Ark of The Covenant,32Odd Fellows Ark of The Covenant,
American, ca 1900. Carved and painted wooden emblem of the Independent Order of Odd Fellowship (IOOF). A red and gilt ark decorated with the "Triple...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (10.00 + 1.75) = 11.75
Odd Fellows Serpent Staff Emblem,33Odd Fellows Serpent Staff Emblem,
American, ca 1900. Carved and painted wooden emblem of the Independent Order of Odd Fellowship (IOOF); 63" long. Condition: Age wear and paint loss...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (10.00 + 1.75) = 11.75
Shaker Cherry Wall Cupboard,34Shaker Cherry Wall Cupboard,
attributed to Pleasant Hill Community, Harrodsburg, Kentucky, ca 1840-1850, with poplar secondary wood. Two paneled doors over two aligned drawers a...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,500.00 + 1,662.50) = 11,162.50
Shaker Clothes Press,35Shaker Clothes Press,
American, ca 1830. Poplar and pine, one piece with molded cornice, blind paneled door over three drawers, all with turned pulls; 89" high x 33.75" w...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00 + 962.50) = 6,462.50
Shaker Built-in Wall Cupboard,36Shaker Built-in Wall Cupboard,
Attributed to North Union Community, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, ca 1830. Poplar and pine, large blind paneled door over smaller paneled door, in an old ...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (750.00 + 131.25) = 881.25
Amish Quilt Dated 1953,37Amish Quilt Dated 1953,
treadle machine pieced, hand quilted. Turquoise and cream with a double inside border. All cotton; 75" x 78". Condition: Provenance:
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (350.00 + 61.25) = 411.25
Indiana Coverlet of Craig & Young Weavers,38Indiana Coverlet of Craig & Young Weavers,
Canton, Washington County, Indiana (attributed), ca 1852 to 1864, dark blue wool and natural cotton. A double weave jacquard coverlet with center se...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (225.00 + 39.38) = 264.38
Michigan Coverlet, A. W. Van Doren Weaver,39Michigan Coverlet, A. W. Van Doren Weaver,
Stoney Creek, Oakland CO (woven on perimeter), Michigan, red wool and natural cotton. Corner blocks inscribed Sybil Duncan A. W. Van Doren Weaver Av...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00 + 297.50) = 1,997.50
Kentucky Pieced Quilt in a Bow Tie Variation,40Kentucky Pieced Quilt in a Bow Tie Variation,
late 19th century. A folky Kentucky pieced quilt, all hand worked solid and printed cotton. Colors include cheddar, blue, red and natural; 77" x 67"...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 52.50) = 352.50
Shaker Weaver's Chair and Footstool,41Shaker Weaver's Chair and Footstool,
American, 19th century. A slat-back maple armchair with woven rush seat. Refinished; 20.5" seat height, 40" overall height. Footstool is from New Yo...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 105.00) = 705.00
Two Walnut Traveling Mirrors,42Two Walnut Traveling Mirrors,
American, 19th century, possibly Shaker. Of walnut, made to swivel on a pin; 6" and 7" long. Condition: Some wear around pin and few small splits f...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (150.00 + 26.25) = 176.25
Ohio Folk Art Carved Two- Drawer Stand,43Ohio Folk Art Carved Two- Drawer Stand,
Covington, Ohio, ca 1840. A folk art carved (probably later) cherry two drawer stand with four wooden knobs. Carving on all exposed surfaces include...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00 + 525.00) = 3,525.00
Andrew Clemens Sandbottle with Patriotic Decoration,44Andrew Clemens Sandbottle with Patriotic Decoration,
American, in sealed apothecary jar, with layered colored sands in geometric borders, framing a floral design on one side and an American flag over t...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00 + 1,050.00) = 7,050.00
Andrew Clemens Sandbottle with Sailing Ships,45Andrew Clemens Sandbottle with Sailing Ships,
American, 1892. A blown oblong footed bottle with polished pontil. Geometric decoration throughout with one side featuring a rosebud nosegay above a...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (13,000.00 + 2,275.00) = 15,275.00
Folky Oil Painting of a Pennsylvania Coal Train,46Folky Oil Painting of a Pennsylvania Coal Train,
American, ca 1880. Oil on canvas depicting a coal locomotive traveling over a railroad bridge. The train is labeled I. & ST. L. On verso Pennsylvani...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,900.00 + 507.50) = 3,407.50
American School Watercolor on Paper,47American School Watercolor on Paper,
ca 1840s, American School watercolor of a lady and a seated gentleman playing a flute by a lake. In a period, black painted frame; 9.5" high x 13.5"...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (600.00 + 105.00) = 705.00
Dog and Boy Fishing Watercolor Titled "Companions",48Dog and Boy Fishing Watercolor Titled "Companions",
American School, ca 1870. Watercolor on paper of a rural landscape with a Tom Sawyer-like figure fishing in a stream accompanied by his dog. Titled ...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (300.00 + 52.50) = 352.50
Hepplewhite Table in Old Red Stain,49Hepplewhite Table in Old Red Stain,
American, ca 1800-1810, in walnut. Shaped falling leaves over tapering quadrangular legs; 28" high x 19.5" wide x 40" long (38.25" w/leaves up). Co...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (550.00 + 96.25) = 646.25
Decorated and Figural Side Chairs,50Decorated and Figural Side Chairs,
American, 19th century. A group of three, one painted and stenciled "balloon-back", ca 1830s; 17.50" seat height, 32.5" overall height; with one Emp...
Start Price : 10.00 | Estimates : 350.00 - 550.00
Sold to floor for (200.00 + 35.00) = 235.00