TWO PAIRS INDIAN CLUBS .....SOLD
American, ca. late 19th to early 20th century.   Although used as exercise and amusement in period, Indian clubs have found a place in collected American folk art due to their unqiue shape and often colorful decorations.  Sophisticated Indian club collections may total dozens of pairs, while other collectors use them as spot color throughout the home.  One pair in bright bittersweet with black trim, the other in faux mahogany paint.  See "Indian Clubs", Alice Hoffman, for reference..

BLUE PAINT DECORATED BOX  SOLD
New England (likely Vermont or New Hampshire), ca 1820-1830.  Unheaded cut-nail joinery.  Pine and curly maple woods.  Nice small size of 10" long x 7" deep x 5 3/4" tall.  Never fitted for a lock. Original iron butt hinges.  From a private collection acquired years ago from Yankee Smuggler.  Blue paint decorated boxes are highly sought and most difficult to locate.

SCARCE PAINT DECORATED TREEN TOBACCO BOX  $5500
American, New England or Ohio, ca. 1825-1840.  Beautiful vinegar leaf-paint decoration with burnt sienna over mustard/yellow.  Structurally fantastic condition with remarkably no cracks.  Lathe-turned from the solid, including the integral finial which functions as a knob.  Domed top with chamfered edge over swelled body.  Large size at almost 8" tall and 24" circumference about the body.

STRIKING MINIATURE CHEST OF DRAWERS SOLD
American, ca. late 19th century. Made in part from old cigar boxes, this neat and tiny 2-over-3 drawer paint decorated miniature chest of drawers is like none that I have seen. Drawers and case are decorated with mustard and black lining painted over mahogany primary wood. The protective overvarnish is highly crackled on the drawers and case side, and very dry on the top. Original brass pulls. 10 1/8 inches x 6 1/4 x 3 7/8.

FINE PEASEWARE LIDDED BOWL $550
Ohio, ca. 1865. Totally original. Great color, original surface, crisply turned finial, bale handle, in maple with vertical grain, all consistent with the Pease family. I can find only a very tiny hairline on the lid that doesn't go through. About 4 1/3" to the top of the finial. As good an example as you will find.

COUNTRY STORE ADVERTISING BOX $985
American, ca. mid 19th century. Sliding-lid box with notched, divided interior to fit a tobacco cutter, in dry bittersweet paint with black painted borders. One side painted "FRY'S FINE CUT TOBACCO". The opposite side is unpainted, implying that it backed up to a wall. Chamfered lid. Square nail construction. 11 inches long x 7 tall x 7 wide.

SUPER DATED 1861 CANDLEBOX IN ORIGINAL RED PAINT SOLD
This is a wonderful candlebox.  It has an unusual tombstone shape sliding lid, with original brick red paint and untouched crackle and patina. Square nail construction. Inscription in pencil under the base AND under the lid is dated 1861 and indicates that this box was made by Henry M. Libby for Larry Dearborn in Brookfield, NH.Seldom does one have this much period provenance.Pine, poplar, or basswood.9 1/2" long x 6" wide x 3 1/2" tall.

EXUBERANTLY PAINT DECORATED BLANKET CHEST $13,500
Pennsylvania, ca. 1830. Untouched original condition.Wonderful free form decoration with great color contrast. Interior till.  About 46" wide x 23" deep x 24" tall.Paint on pine and tulip poplar.One of the more colorful and carefree surviving examples of PA paint decoration.  Wonderful!
See "The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest" for reference.

BEST OF COUNTRY: SALMON PAINTED GAMEBOARD $2395
Wonderful early gameboard in a most desirable salmon paint, ca. 1850-1875. American. This especially pleasing gameboard has a long history of ownership, including years ago by Martha Boynton and ex:Paul and Margaret Weld collection. Simple elegance, the soft salmon ground is most desirable. Picture frame molding with square nail construction. About 15" square.