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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 |
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Julius Augustus Beck(American, 1831-1915), watercolor floral still life with dove, signed lower left ''J. Aug. B... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
27 Bids
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| 301 |
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Julius Augustus Beck(American, 1831-1915), watercolor floral still life with birds nest, signed lower right ''J.... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
17 Bids
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| 302 |
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Jonas Weber(1810-1876)Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, painted dresser box, the lid and sides with stylized flower... |
8,000 - 12,000 |
17 Bids
|
| 303 |
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Wilhelmus Antonius Faber(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1790-1818), rare pair of Schuylkill County ink, waterc... |
3,000 - 4,000 |
27 Bids
|
| 304 |
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Pennsylvania watercolor and ink on paper fraktur for the Stober family, late 18th c., with green, yellow, and red... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
6 Bids
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| 305 |
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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut tall case clock, late 18th c., the broken arch bonnet with flo... |
60,000 - 90,000 |
19 Bids
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| 306 |
|
500 - 1,000 |
17 Bids
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| 307 |
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1,200 - 1,800 |
25 Bids
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| 308 |
|
500 - 1,000 |
11 Bids
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| 309 |
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German paper mache rabbit candy container, ca. 1900, dressed in peasant garb with basket, 15 3/4'' h. |
1,500 - 2,000 |
16 Bids
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| 310 |
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Three Pennsylvania bag stamps, 18th/19th c., inscribed ''John M. Merkel'', ''Abram Shafer'', and ''Peter Diehl T... |
400 - 700 |
13 Bids
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| 311 |
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Pennsylvania stenciled feed bag, inscribed ''Georg Christoph 1830''. |
200 - 400 |
3 Bids
|
| 312 |
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Pennsylvania carved bag stamp dated 17 79, inscribed ''Jacob Geier'', with tulip decoration, 6 1/4'' x 17''. |
1,000 - 1,500 |
1 Bid
|
| 313 |
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Pennsylvania carved bag stamp, late 18th c., inscribed ''John Bachman'', with tulip decoration, 8 3/4'' x 16 3/4... |
1,000 - 2,000 |
20 Bids
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| 314 |
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Noah Weiss(Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1842-1907), carved and painted plaque of a hunting dog with a duck, ... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
15 Bids
|
| 315 |
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Three carved Pennsylvania powwow figures, early 20th c., 18 3/4'' h., 16'' h. Illustrated in Machmer, Just For N... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
10 Bids
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| 316 |
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Stephen W. Polaha(Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1891-1977), carved wood, milk glass, and tin rooster spirits bottle... |
500 - 1,000 |
5 Bids
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| 317 |
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Stephen W. Polaha(Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1891-1977), carved and painted animal head with blinking eyes, 12 1... |
500 - 1,000 |
13 Bids
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| 318 |
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Stephen W. Polaha(Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1891-1977), carved and painted rooster with wire legs, 4 3/4'' h. I... |
300 - 500 |
14 Bids
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| 319 |
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Antique reference books, most signed by the author and some with notes to the Machmers including leather bound T... |
300 - 500 |
14 Bids
|
| 320 |
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Two Philadelphia leatherbound religious texts, each with a watercolor bookplate, one with columns, inscribed ''... |
400 - 600 |
4 Bids
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| 321 |
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Germantown 1822 New Testament with small watercolor, inscribed ''Wiliam Schertel Ober Bern Township, Berks Count... |
250 - 300 |
1 Bid
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| 322 |
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Leather bindings to include Philadelphia and Germantown religious texts, cathechisms, etc., together with Pennsy... |
200 - 250 |
30 Bids
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| 323 |
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Reading, Pennsylvania Bible dated 1805, printed by Jungmann, with handwritten records, together with a group of ... |
200 - 300 |
8 Bids
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| 324 |
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Georg Friederich Speyer(Southeastern, Pennsylvania, active 1774-1801), printed and hand colored fraktur dated 177... |
1,500 - 2,500 |
11 Bids
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| 325 |
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German ink and watercolor fraktur dated 1802, with two lions above script and family record flanked by serpents,... |
1,200 - 1,800 |
13 Bids
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| 326 |
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Three Pennsylvania wrought iron button hole cutters, 18th/19th c., one with heart cutout. |
400 - 600 |
4 Bids
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| 327 |
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Pennsylvania wrought sewing implements to include a small engraved hammer, thread puller, button hole cutter, an... |
300 - 500 |
4 Bids
|
| 328 |
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Pennsylvania wrought iron pie crimper, early 19th c., with serpent form handle and copper wheel, 6'' l. |
400 - 800 |
11 Bids
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| 329 |
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Pennsylvania wrought iron hasp, late 18th c., with tulip terminal, 14'' h. |
300 - 500 |
1 Bid
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| 330 |
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Rare Pennsylvania wrought iron eagle form thread puller, early 19th c., 3 3/4'' l. |
500 - 1,000 |
25 Bids
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| 331 |
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Two wrought iron double arm button hole cutters, 19th c., 4'' h., 5 1/4'' h. |
400 - 800 |
14 Bids
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| 332 |
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Silk on gauze needlework blessing dated 1821, wrought by Eleanor Goss, with central script surrounded by elaborat... |
800 - 1,200 |
13 Bids
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| 333 |
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Oley Valley, Berks County, Pennsylvania silk on linen sampler wrought for Philip, Mary, and Anna Deturk 1822, 22... |
800 - 1,200 |
14 Bids
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| 334 |
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English silk on linen sampler dated 1825 and wrought by Martha Hall, Worcester, with a central motto surrounded b... |
400 - 600 |
9 Bids
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| 335 |
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Needlework purse with intricate thread and sequin flowers, vines, and basket on silk fabric, together with a nee... |
200 - 300 |
22 Bids
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| 336 |
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Group of needlework pin balls and pin cushions to include star, rabbit, chicken, etc. |
200 - 300 |
8 Bids
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| 337 |
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Silk on linen sampler dated 1809 with a pot of flowers, human figures, and a house, 21 1/2'' x 17 1/2''. |
1,200 - 1,800 |
12 Bids
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| 338 |
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Two cobalt blown glass bowls, 19th c., in a diamond pattern, one with a lid, 2 3/4'' h. and 5'' h. |
200 - 400 |
15 Bids
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| 339 |
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Two cobalt blown glass perfumes, 19th c., together with two inkwells. |
400 - 600 |
2 Bids
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| 340 |
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Cobalt blown glass creamer and salt, 19th c., in a diamond pattern, 4 1/4'' h. and 3'' h. |
300 - 500 |
6 Bids
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| 341 |
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Tole coffee pot, 19th c., with yellow fruit decoration and ivory bands, 10 3/4'' h. |
2,000 - 4,000 |
16 Bids
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| 342 |
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Tole document box, 19th c., with a vibrant red and yellow floral decoration on a black ground, 4 3/4'' h., 8 1/... |
2,000 - 3,000 |
21 Bids
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| 343 |
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Painted sheet zinc horse weathervane pattern, 19th c., 32'' h., 39'' w. |
1,000 - 1,500 |
5 Bids
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| 344 |
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Two cast iron fire marks, 19th c., one marked ''FA'', the other with an oak tree. |
200 - 400 |
2 Bids
|
| 345 |
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Eleven Pennsylvania wrought iron escutcheons, 18th c., some with bird terminals. |
800 - 1,200 |
17 Bids
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| 346 |
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Pennsylvania wrought iron wafer iron, 18th c., the interior with star and tulip decoration, 24'' l. |
150 - 250 |
10 Bids
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| 347 |
|
500 - 1,000 |
6 Bids
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| 348 |
|
200 - 400 |
21 Bids
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| 349 |
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Four Pennsylvania wrought iron grab locks, 18th c., with wrigglework decoration. |
200 - 400 |
5 Bids
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