MISCELLANEOUS
FIRST NATIONS ARTIFACTS
ITEM #8232.5
Tikanagan (baby carrier) for child’s doll, a good replica of full-size carrier for baby.
HURON DOLL TIKANAGAN c.1900
Pine, cloth, deerskin thong construction. Size 17″ high x 8.5″ wide; front safety bar 11″ wide.
Note: strap is one-piece bentwood “safety bar”, attached with clenched square-head nails.
PRICE: $495.
Made c. 1900,obtained by WPG family on East shore of Lake Superior in 1940s, thence to me.
OTHER ITEMS
ITEM #6595
19TH C ANDIRONS
Pair of Aesthetic movement 19th C andirions, c. 1870-1880. Cast brass pierced roundels 7.5″ diameter; stand overall 25″ high on hand-made wrought iron frames.
Measure 29″ overall front-to-back, taking a very deep fireplace !
Unmarked, but of obvious quality.
PRICE: $1,175 PAIR.
ITEM #8731
CARVED BOX
Finely-carved fruit-wood dresser box 12.5″ wide
Hand-made in Milan, Italy, c.1900. Wonderful detail !
Signed to bottom.
Interior finished, but not lined; you choose with what !
PRICE: $1,250.
ITEM #1559
ARTS & CRAFTS INKWELL
Heavy cast brass arts & Crafts inkstand.
Hinged lid to inkwell with hand-made brass liner (not original), 12″ wide at front.
Large area for dip-pens, 2 side areas for accessories (stamps, nibs).
PRICE: $245.
ITEM #6589
BRASS ANDIRONS
Pair of large cast brass or bronze chenets (fire dogs or andirons) in full-blown Rococo Louis XV style; 16.5″ high.
American made.
Iron cross-bar stamped “Sheffield N.Y. 163 L” and “…..R”.
PRICE: $1,250.
ITEM #8920
FRENCH ENAMEL INK STAND
French bronze champleve inkstand c. 1870, 14.5″ wide, 8.5″ deep. Fired muticolour enamel covers all upper surfaces in recessed spaces to create full rococo design !
With 2 hinge-cover inkwells holding original glass liners; 2 C-scroll rests provide support for dip-pen. All on 4 ball feet.
PRICE: $1,375.
ITEM #2513
Russian fired enamel plaque 3.75″ x 2.5″ mounted in elaborate silver frame 6″ x 3.5″ overall.
RUSSIAN ENAMEL
On curved copper sheet with counter-enamel back to prevent warping in the kiln.
PRICE: $245.
Not signed; hand-painted scene of “onion-dome” buildings in the snow.