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October 24th&25th, 2008 - Machmer Collection
7:00 AM PT - Oct 24th, 2008

offered by
Pook & Pook, Inc.

463 East Lancaster Ave.
Downingtown, PA 19335
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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)
300 Lot 300

Julius Augustus Beck(American, 1831-1915), watercolor floral still life with dove, signed lower left ''J. Aug. B...

1,000
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1,500
27 Bids
301 Lot 301

Julius Augustus Beck(American, 1831-1915), watercolor floral still life with birds nest, signed lower right ''J....

1,000
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1,500
17 Bids
302 Lot 302

Jonas Weber(1810-1876)Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, painted dresser box, the lid and sides with stylized flower...

8,000
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12,000
17 Bids
303 Lot 303

Wilhelmus Antonius Faber(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1790-1818), rare pair of Schuylkill County ink, waterc...

3,000
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4,000
27 Bids
304 Lot 304

Pennsylvania watercolor and ink on paper fraktur for the Stober family, late 18th c., with green, yellow, and red...

2,000
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3,000
6 Bids
305 Lot 305

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Chippendale walnut tall case clock, late 18th c., the broken arch bonnet with flo...

60,000
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90,000
19 Bids
306 Lot 306

Blue paper mache belsnickle, ca. 1900, 8 1/4'' h.

500
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1,000
17 Bids
307 Lot 307

Large yellow paper mache belsnickle, ca. 1900, 17'' h.

1,200
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1,800
25 Bids
308 Lot 308

Blue paper mache belsnickle, ca. 1900, 8 1/4'' h.

500
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1,000
11 Bids
309 Lot 309

German paper mache rabbit candy container, ca. 1900, dressed in peasant garb with basket, 15 3/4'' h.

1,500
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2,000
16 Bids
310 Lot 310

Three Pennsylvania bag stamps, 18th/19th c., inscribed ''John M. Merkel'', ''Abram Shafer'', and ''Peter Diehl T...

400
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700
13 Bids
311 Lot 311

Pennsylvania stenciled feed bag, inscribed ''Georg Christoph 1830''.

200
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400
3 Bids
312 Lot 312

Pennsylvania carved bag stamp dated 17 79, inscribed ''Jacob Geier'', with tulip decoration, 6 1/4'' x 17''.

1,000
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1,500
1 Bid
313 Lot 313

Pennsylvania carved bag stamp, late 18th c., inscribed ''John Bachman'', with tulip decoration, 8 3/4'' x 16 3/4...

1,000
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2,000
20 Bids
314 Lot 314

Noah Weiss(Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 1842-1907), carved and painted plaque of a hunting dog with a duck, ...

2,000
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3,000
15 Bids
315 Lot 315

Three carved Pennsylvania powwow figures, early 20th c., 18 3/4'' h., 16'' h. Illustrated in Machmer, Just For N...

1,500
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2,500
10 Bids
316 Lot 316

Stephen W. Polaha(Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1891-1977), carved wood, milk glass, and tin rooster spirits bottle...

500
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1,000
5 Bids
317 Lot 317

Stephen W. Polaha(Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1891-1977), carved and painted animal head with blinking eyes, 12 1...

500
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1,000
13 Bids
318 Lot 318

Stephen W. Polaha(Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1891-1977), carved and painted rooster with wire legs, 4 3/4'' h. I...

300
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500
14 Bids
319 Lot 319

Antique reference books, most signed by the author and some with notes to the Machmers including leather bound T...

300
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500
14 Bids
320 Lot 320

Two Philadelphia leatherbound religious texts, each with a watercolor bookplate, one with columns, inscribed ''...

400
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600
4 Bids
321 Lot 321

Germantown 1822 New Testament with small watercolor, inscribed ''Wiliam Schertel Ober Bern Township, Berks Count...

250
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300
1 Bid
322 Lot 322

Leather bindings to include Philadelphia and Germantown religious texts, cathechisms, etc., together with Pennsy...

200
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250
30 Bids
323 Lot 323

Reading, Pennsylvania Bible dated 1805, printed by Jungmann, with handwritten records, together with a group of ...

200
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300
8 Bids
324 Lot 324

Georg Friederich Speyer(Southeastern, Pennsylvania, active 1774-1801), printed and hand colored fraktur dated 177...

1,500
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2,500
11 Bids
325 Lot 325

German ink and watercolor fraktur dated 1802, with two lions above script and family record flanked by serpents,...

1,200
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1,800
13 Bids
326 Lot 326

Three Pennsylvania wrought iron button hole cutters, 18th/19th c., one with heart cutout.

400
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600
4 Bids
327 Lot 327

Pennsylvania wrought sewing implements to include a small engraved hammer, thread puller, button hole cutter, an...

300
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500
4 Bids
328 Lot 328

Pennsylvania wrought iron pie crimper, early 19th c., with serpent form handle and copper wheel, 6'' l.

400
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800
11 Bids
329 Lot 329

Pennsylvania wrought iron hasp, late 18th c., with tulip terminal, 14'' h.

300
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500
1 Bid
330 Lot 330

Rare Pennsylvania wrought iron eagle form thread puller, early 19th c., 3 3/4'' l.

500
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1,000
25 Bids
331 Lot 331

Two wrought iron double arm button hole cutters, 19th c., 4'' h., 5 1/4'' h.

400
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800
14 Bids
332 Lot 332

Silk on gauze needlework blessing dated 1821, wrought by Eleanor Goss, with central script surrounded by elaborat...

800
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1,200
13 Bids
333 Lot 333

Oley Valley, Berks County, Pennsylvania silk on linen sampler wrought for Philip, Mary, and Anna Deturk 1822, 22...

800
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1,200
14 Bids
334 Lot 334

English silk on linen sampler dated 1825 and wrought by Martha Hall, Worcester, with a central motto surrounded b...

400
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600
9 Bids
335 Lot 335

Needlework purse with intricate thread and sequin flowers, vines, and basket on silk fabric, together with a nee...

200
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300
22 Bids
336 Lot 336

Group of needlework pin balls and pin cushions to include star, rabbit, chicken, etc.

200
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300
8 Bids
337 Lot 337

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
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1,800
12 Bids
338 Lot 338

Two cobalt blown glass bowls, 19th c., in a diamond pattern, one with a lid, 2 3/4'' h. and 5'' h.

200
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400
15 Bids
339 Lot 339

Two cobalt blown glass perfumes, 19th c., together with two inkwells.

400
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600
2 Bids
340 Lot 340

Cobalt blown glass creamer and salt, 19th c., in a diamond pattern, 4 1/4'' h. and 3'' h.

300
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500
6 Bids
341 Lot 341

Tole coffee pot, 19th c., with yellow fruit decoration and ivory bands, 10 3/4'' h.

2,000
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4,000
16 Bids
342 Lot 342

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
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3,000
21 Bids
343 Lot 343

Painted sheet zinc horse weathervane pattern, 19th c., 32'' h., 39'' w.

1,000
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1,500
5 Bids
344 Lot 344

Two cast iron fire marks, 19th c., one marked ''FA'', the other with an oak tree.

200
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400
2 Bids
345 Lot 345

Eleven Pennsylvania wrought iron escutcheons, 18th c., some with bird terminals.

800
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1,200
17 Bids
346 Lot 346

Pennsylvania wrought iron wafer iron, 18th c., the interior with star and tulip decoration, 24'' l.

150
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250
10 Bids
347 Lot 347

Sheet iron rooster weathervane, 19th c., 23'' h., 23'' w.

500
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1,000
6 Bids
348 Lot 348

Wrought iron barn snake, early 20th c., 21'' l.

200
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400
21 Bids
349 Lot 349

Four Pennsylvania wrought iron grab locks, 18th c., with wrigglework decoration.

200
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400
5 Bids
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