Auction details
SUMMER AMERICANA AUCTION
6:00 AM PT - Aug 9th, 2008
offered by
Conestoga Auction Company
Manheim, PA 17545

Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
17%
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 10 |
| 200 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 3000 | 250 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
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Preview: Friday, August 8th from 1:00 - 7:00 PM and Day of Sale from 8:00 AM
727 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 |
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Softwood Candle Stand, wrought iron candle spike with tin drip pan, wood shaft with banded turned wood drip bowl, s... |
80 - 150 |
22 Bids
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| 251 |
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Pair of White Metal Candlesticks, round shaft, square base with concave side and incised drape and swag decorations... |
60 - 150 |
4 Bids
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| 252 |
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Small Tin Handheld Oil Lamp with Sheath, unusual J-shape well and wick spout, C-shaped handle with scrolled end, co... |
80 - 150 |
12 Bids
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| 253 |
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Two Tin "Hog Scraper" Push Up Candlesticks, flared drip pans round shaft with brass "wedding ring" bands, interior ... |
100 - 200 |
18 Bids
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| 254 |
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Brass Candlestick Form Fat Lamp, small bowl reservoir atop banded shaft and flared base, 10"h., (replaced screw to ... |
80 - 150 |
1 Bid
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| 255 |
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Wrought Iron Four Wick Fat Lamp, squared form with extended corners, articulated arched support with chained wick p... |
60 - 100 |
8 Bids
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| 256 |
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Pewter Push Up Candlestick, vase like form stem with weighted octagon base, 8-½"h., (breaks). |
40 - 60 |
1 Bid
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| 257 |
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Tin Fat Lamp and Stand, teardrop form reservoir with wick holder, C-shaped handle, cylinder stem with round straigh... |
100 - 200 |
13 Bids
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| 258 |
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Brass Candle Stand, round form with drip tray and flared base, 4-3/8"h. x 4-3/8"dia., (hole to side). |
100 - 200 |
17 Bids
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| 259 |
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Wrought Iron Rope Light and Candle Holder, twisted shafts with hinged clamp, bent handle with candleholder counter ... |
40 - 80 |
5 Bids
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| 260 |
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Two Brass Push Up Candlesticks, round drip trays, similar decorated baluster stem, squared bases, 10"h. and 9-½"h.... |
40 - 100 |
2 Bids
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| 261 |
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Tin Kettle Oil Lamp and Stand, cylinder reservoir with interior wick holder on swiveled base, U-shaped support on ... |
100 - 200 |
19 Bids
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| 262 |
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Wrought Iron Adjustable Candlestick, spiraling spring-like iron stem with tab hold at top, interior adjustment with... |
60 - 100 |
21 Bids
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| 263 |
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Pair Wood Candlesticks, turned wood with vase-like tops and spiraling shafts, round molded base, varnished, 12"h., ... |
100 - 150 |
4 Bids
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| 264 |
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Cast Iron Spool Holder, two tiers with footed base, cloth pin cushion at top with flower decoration, painted black,... |
100 - 150 |
6 Bids
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| 265 |
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1828 Show Towel, cotton cloth with blue and red needle work, depicting potted flowers with birds, crown and geometr... |
200 - 400 |
18 Bids
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| 266 |
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Floral Hooked Rug, polychrome potted floral decorations with leafs and scalloped borders, burlap backing, 48"l. x 2... |
100 - 200 |
6 Bids
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| 267 |
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1834 Lancaster Pennsylvania Jacquard Coverlet, red, light green, and blue, with geometric, floral and bird motifs, ... |
200 - 400 |
4 Bids
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| 268 |
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Blue and White Jacquard Coverlet, fringed edges, geometric and floral motifs, two pieces sewn together, 90"h. x 82"... |
100 - 300 |
1 Bid
|
| 269 |
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Brown and White Plaid Homespun Textile Bed Cover, with white cotton bottom piece, 74"h. x 60"w., (good). |
100 - 200 |
7 Bids
|
| 270 |
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Brown and White Checked Homespun Linen Table Cloth, with draw work inner border, 52"l. x 33-½"w., (very minor stain... |
100 - 200 |
12 Bids
|
| 271 |
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Blue and White Plaid Homespun Textile Bed Cover, with white cotton bottom, white buttons, 70"l. x 58"w., (discolora... |
60 - 150 |
13 Bids
|
| 272 |
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Red and White Plaid Cotton Child's Bed Cover, white cotton bottom, string ties, 38"l. x 28-½"w., (minor wear). |
100 - 200 |
6 Bids
|
| 273 |
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Blue and White Checked Homespun Textile, white cotton bottom, string ties, 72"l. x 60"w., (discolorations). |
100 - 150 |
15 Bids
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| 274 |
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Blue and White Checked Homespun Textile Table Runner, 57"l. x 19"w., (minor discolorations). |
100 - 200 |
5 Bids
|
| 275 |
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Five Various Homespun Textile Fragments, plaid and checked, red, blue, or brown on white. |
100 - 300 |
6 Bids
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| 276 |
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1886 English Sampler, polychrome needlework on homespun linen ground, four alphabets, religious poem, floral decora... |
200 - 500 |
16 Bids
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| 277 |
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1836 Pennsylvania Sampler, depicting central house with various floral, birds and vining side borders, religious po... |
200 - 500 |
15 Bids
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| 278 |
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1829 Pictorial Sampler, depicting central church and mill scene, large floral border, in center "Catharine Shimer D... |
1,000 - 2,000 |
60 Bids
|
| 279 |
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Very Good 1839 Pennsylvania Sampler, depicting town scene with church, row homes, and trees above deer, birds, rabb... |
2,000 - 4,000 |
32 Bids
|
| 280 |
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Very Good 1839 Pennsylvania Family Register Sampler, depicting large house with willow trees, and various potted fl... |
2,000 - 4,000 |
23 Bids
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| 281 |
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1835 Easton Pennsylvania Sampler, in brown needlework four alphabets and one number row, religious poem and "Sarah ... |
300 - 500 |
24 Bids
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| 282 |
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Large Pictorial Needlework, central landscape of white building with trees above "Ellen. E. Odenwelder", large bold... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
50 Bids
|
| 283 |
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1830's Pennsylvania Sampler, polychrome needlework on homespun textile, two alphabets, vine border, "Hannah Martins... |
200 - 400 |
15 Bids
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| 284 |
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Three Alphabet Samplers, polychrome needlework on homespun textile, all with alphabets, two with flowers, one with... |
200 - 400 |
7 Bids
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| 285 |
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Three Pictorial Samplers, polychrome needlework, two on homespun textiles, one possibly silk, all depicting potted ... |
100 - 300 |
9 Bids
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| 286 |
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Large Sampler, polychrome needlework on homespun linen, two alphabets above potted flowers and bird, dentil-like bo... |
100 - 300 |
7 Bids
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| 287 |
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Four Small Samplers, polychrome needlework on various textile ground, three with alphabets, floral motifs and birds... |
100 - 300 |
7 Bids
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| 288 |
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Two Samplers, polychrome needlework on homespun linen and cotton, both with alphabets and flowers, one with "Cathar... |
100 - 300 |
11 Bids
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| 289 |
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Two 1830's Samplers, polychrome needlework on homespun textile ground, one with alphabet and "Enme Denlin, 1834" de... |
200 - 400 |
8 Bids
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| 290 |
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Three 1800's Small Alphabet Samplers, polychrome needlework on various homespun textiles, floral decorations, one i... |
100 - 200 |
13 Bids
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| 291 |
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1828 Pennsylvania Three Alphabet Sampler, light brown needlework on homespun textile, with "Elizabeth Bousher her s... |
200 - 400 |
22 Bids
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| 292 |
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Early Treenware Compote, turned softwood with shallow bowl, graduated footed base, stained or discolored varnish, 5... |
60 - 150 |
9 Bids
|
| 293 |
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Small Wooden Rum Keg, single piece turned barrel with incised banding, applied and caulked wood ends, bung hole on ... |
60 - 150 |
8 Bids
|
| 294 |
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Treenware Noggin or Mug, cylindrical form with side handle, 5-¼"h. x 3-5/8"dia., (old chips). |
40 - 80 |
9 Bids
|
| 295 |
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Carved Wood Pestle, acorn finial with diamond banding on shaft, 11-3/8"h. x 2-¼"dia., (use wear). |
60 - 100 |
4 Bids
|
| 296 |
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Large Treenware Bowl, carved and adzed tooled, curved sides with flat bottom, 4-½"h. x 17-¾"dia., (repaired splits)... |
100 - 300 |
10 Bids
|
| 297 |
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Small Wooden Rum "Swigger" Keg, wood stave sides with applied ends, one with mouth piece spout, split wicker bandin... |
100 - 200 |
16 Bids
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| 298 |
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Wooden Scoop and Poplar Butter Paddle, carved wood, handles with hooked terminals, scoop 12"l. x 5-¼"w., paddle 8'l... |
20 - 40 |
2 Bids
|
| 299 |
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Small Wooden Keg, single piece turned barrel with incised banding, applied and caulked wood ends, bung hole on sid... |
60 - 100 |
5 Bids
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