Auction details
October 24th&25th, 2008 - Machmer Collection
7:00 AM PT - Oct 24th, 2008
offered by
Pook & Pook, Inc.
Downingtown, PA 19335
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
22% up to 1000000
18% above 1000001
Bid Increments
| From | Increment |
| 0 | 25 |
| 500 | 50 |
| 1000 | 100 |
| 2000 | 200 |
| 5000 | 500 |
| 10000 | 1000 |
| 20000 | 2000 |
| 50000 | 5000 |
| 100000 | 10000 |
| 200000 | 20000 |
| 500000 | 50000 |
| 1000000 | 100000 |
Auction House Preview
Saturday, Oct. 18 - 10am to 4pm Monday, Oct. 20 - 10am to 4pm Tuesday, Oct. 21 - 10am to 4pm Wednesday, Oct. 22 - 10am to 4pm Thursday, Oct. 23 - 10am to 8pm Friday, Oct. 24 - 8am to 10am Saturday, Oct. 25 - 8am to 10am
437 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |
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Pennsylvania wallpaper dresser box, mid 19th c., with a blue lid and light purple body with white tulip decorati... |
400 - 600 |
8 Bids
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| 102 |
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Large tinned sheet iron cookie cutter, 19th c., in the form of a man with a top hat, 13 3/4'' h. |
1,200 - 1,800 |
14 Bids
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| 103 |
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Joseph Long Lehn(1798-1892), Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, painted sugar bucket with floral vine... |
500 - 1,000 |
13 Bids
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| 104 |
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American leather fire bucket, mid 19th c., inscribed ''F.A. Sumner'', 12'' h. |
400 - 600 |
15 Bids
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| 105 |
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Dotted One Artist(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1813-1845), watercolor and ink on paper fraktur birth certifi... |
3,000 - 4,000 |
9 Bids
|
| 106 |
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Johann Heinrich Otto(active, 1762-1797), Lancaster and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania watercolor and ink ... |
3,000 - 4,000 |
7 Bids
|
| 107 |
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Fine Chester County walnut inlaid spice box, 18th c., with compass star inlaid door enclosing nine small drawers... |
50,000 - 80,000 |
13 Bids
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| 108 |
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Pennsylvania or Ohio painted blanket chest dated 1907, inscribed ''Compliments of G.R. Batdorf-Father'', the lid ... |
2,000 - 4,000 |
12 Bids
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| 109 |
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Southeastern Pennsylvania William & Mary daybed, ca. 1730, with a banister back and boldly turned legs joined by ... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
19 Bids
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| 110 |
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Reading Artist(Berks County, active 1828-1845), watercolor interior scene with a gentleman, seated on a yellow w... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
16 Bids
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| 111 |
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Reading Artist(Berks County, active 1828-1845), watercolor portrait of Samuel Reber, seated on a yellow windsor,... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
4 Bids
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| 112 |
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G. Schwarr, Berks County watercolor and ink on paper portrait of Jonas Z. Machcmer, 1851, signed lower center '... |
300 - 400 |
14 Bids
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| 113 |
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Jail Carvers(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1900-1945), carved and painted figural group depicting an arrest, ... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
13 Bids
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| 114 |
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Jail Carvers(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1900-1945), two carved hobos and two carved dogs, tallest - 7 1/4'... |
400 - 600 |
6 Bids
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| 115 |
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Jail Carvers(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1900-1945), three carved hobos, together with two other carved hob... |
300 - 400 |
10 Bids
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| 116 |
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Jail Carvers(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1900-1945), four carved and painted figures of an Amish family, ta... |
800 - 1,000 |
1 Bid
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| 117 |
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Jail Carvers(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1900-1945), carved and painted figure of a dentist with a patient,... |
400 - 700 |
19 Bids
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| 118 |
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Jail Carvers(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1900-1945), three carved and painted figures of hobos, 4 3/4'' h.,... |
800 - 1,000 |
25 Bids
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| 119 |
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Pennsylvania painted pine dower chest dated 1788, inscribed ''Diese Kist Gehert Mir Abraham Brubacher 1788/J.F. A... |
20,000 - 30,000 |
2 Bids
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| 120 |
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David Kulp(Bucks County, Pennsylvania, active 1801-1820), ink and watercolor bookplate for Johannes Henrich dated... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
11 Bids
|
| 121 |
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Conrad Trevits(Southeastern Pennsylvania, late 18th/early 19th c.), Berks County ink and watercolor fraktur for D... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
2 Bids
|
| 122 |
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Georg Friederich Speyer(Berks, Dauphin and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, active 1774-1801) watercolor Hausseg... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
12 Bids
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| 123 |
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Pristine set of six Pennsylvania painted plank seat chairs, mid 19th c., each retaining vibrant red and yellow fl... |
5,000 - 7,000 |
23 Bids
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| 124 |
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania miniature walnut blanket chest with sulphur inlaid cartouche, inscribed ''17 H H... |
3,000 - 5,000 |
20 Bids
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| 125 |
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Franklin H. Eshelman(American, 19th/20th c.), oil on canvas Berks County, Pennsylvania farm scene titled ''Old S... |
20,000 - 30,000 |
9 Bids
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| 126 |
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Hattie Klapp Brunner(American, 1889-1982), gouache winter landscape with children skating on a pond, signed lowe... |
3,000 - 4,000 |
15 Bids
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| 127 |
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Hattie Klapp Brunner(American, 1889-1982), gouache winter landscape, signed lower right ''Hattie K. Brunner'', 1... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
24 Bids
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| 128 |
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Samuel May(Southeastern Pennsylvania, early 19th c.), ink and watercolor bookplate for Henrey Bucher dated 1809, ... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
16 Bids
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| 129 |
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Southeastern Pennsylvania watercolor reward of merit dated 1811 for Peter Yoder with faced sun next to a bird per... |
800 - 1,200 |
12 Bids
|
| 130 |
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Pennsylvania watercolor and ink on paper fraktur drawing, early 19th c., of a pelican feeding two babies in a nes... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
9 Bids
|
| 131 |
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Pennsylvania painted poplar settle bench, late 18th c., with scalloped sides and a double lift lid seat supported... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
26 Bids
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| 132 |
|
Pieced red and green calico quilt, late 19th c., with Carolina lily pattern on a white ground with intricate qui... |
400 - 600 |
22 Bids
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| 133 |
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Three Pennsylvania split oak baskets, late 19th c., 10 1/4'' h., 8 3/4'' h., and 11 1/4'' h. |
400 - 500 |
5 Bids
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| 134 |
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Pieced calico quilt, late 19th c., with sixteen squares in double star pattern, 79'' x 80''. |
300 - 500 |
6 Bids
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| 135 |
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Two Pennsylvania split oak baskets, late 19th c.,. 9'' h., 14'' dia. |
300 - 400 |
1 Bid
|
| 136 |
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Four jagging wheels, 19th c., to include a bone example, wrought iron with brass inlay, wrought iron with brass ... |
500 - 1,000 |
23 Bids
|
| 137 |
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Carved bone jagging wheel, 19th c., inscribed ''E.J-7-74'', with masonic symbols, 7'' l., together with a painted... |
200 - 400 |
4 Bids
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| 138 |
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Two Pennsylvania patchwork sewing pockets, 19th c., 16 1/4'' h. and 12 1/2'' h. |
300 - 500 |
7 Bids
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| 139 |
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Pieced quilt, ca. 1900, with four yellow and green eagles on a red calico field, 79'' x 79''. |
1,000 - 1,500 |
22 Bids
|
| 140 |
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Pieced Mariner's compass quilt, 19th c., worked in red and orange on a teal ground, 81'' x 81''. |
500 - 1,000 |
9 Bids
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| 141 |
|
2,000 - 3,000 |
9 Bids
|
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| 142 |
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Pieced Mariners star quilt, early 20th c., worked in red and yellow, 71'' x 83''. |
400 - 600 |
15 Bids
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| 143 |
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Christian Reist(Pennsylvania, early/mid 19th c.), probably Lancaster County ink and watercolor fraktur depicting ... |
2,000 - 2,500 |
1 Bid
|
| 144 |
|
Philadelphia pewter plate with a ''Love'' touch, late 18th c., 7 3/4'' dia. |
100 - 200 |
6 Bids
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| 145 |
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Two Philadelphia pewter plates, early 19th c., bearing the touch of Blakeslee Barns, 8'' dia. |
500 - 1,000 |
10 Bids
|
| 146 |
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Philadelphia pewter plate, early 19th c., bearing the touch of Thomas Danforth, 7 3/4'' dia. |
200 - 300 |
5 Bids
|
| 147 |
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George III brass and wrought iron tinder lighter, 18th c., with candle arm and pistol grip, 4 3/4'' h., 7'' dia. |
800 - 1,200 |
18 Bids
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| 148 |
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Massachusetts pewter chalice, ca. 1825, bearing the touch of Israel Trask, 5 3/4'' h., together with a chalice a... |
300 - 500 |
11 Bids
|
| 149 |
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Pennsylvania walnut tavern table, ca. 1770, the rectangular top overhanging a frame with a single drawer support... |
3,000 - 4,000 |
10 Bids
|
| 150 |
|
Johann Jacob Friederich Krebs(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1784-1812), watercolor fraktur dated 1803 for Phi... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
6 Bids
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