Saturday, 13 February 2016

Circa 1900 carved monkey on a stick acrobat toy

Particularly nice form, size and patina - about 12 inches tall.  These come up every once an a while, but not that often.  There are two available for sale at www.aaawt.com - the well known one from the Ricco and Maresca book for $2,465 and another for $645. 







Monday, 8 February 2016

Folk art carved gun / pistol

Small size - 4.5 inches long by 2.5 inches tall, so I assume this was simply a whimsy as opposed to a child's toy.  Great detail and patina.





19th Century lead printer's plate for horse sale broadsides.

An unusual and visually striking lead plate that is hand carved.  It measures 9 inches long by 5.5 inches high and is 1/4 inch thick - weighs 3 pounds.  Included are a couple of pictures of horse sale  broadsides that appear to have been made using this plate.  Since it's not a reverse image, wondering if this plate was used to make a stereotype mold.