Auction details
Merritt's Museum of Childhood
7:00 AM PT - Sep 9th, 2005
offered by
Pook & Pook, Inc.
Downingtown, PA 19335

Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
20% up to 100000
15% above 100001
Bid Increments
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Auction House Preview
Mon., Sept. 5 – 1 pm to 5 pm; Tues., Sept. 6 - 9 am to 4 pm; Wed., Sept. 7 - 9 am to 4 pm; Thurs., Sept. 8 - 9 am to 8 pm; Fri., Sept. 9 - 8 am to 10 am; Sat. Sept., 10 - 8 am to 10 am.
667 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 501 |
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Group of political/presidential medals, 19th/20th c., to include ''Grover Cleveland Inaugurated 1893, John G. Fre... |
300 - 600 |
19 Bids
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| 502 |
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Two small American flags, the first with 13 stars and card, inscribed ''made by Miss Sarah M. Wilson great-grand... |
400 - 500 |
24 Bids
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| 503 |
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Gilbert Stuart, after, oil on canvas portrait of George Washington, 30'' h., 25'' w. ca. 1920. |
400 - 700 |
10 Bids
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| 504 |
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Wax relief bust, early 19th c., of Captain John Paul Jones in a shadow box frame, 8 1/4'' x 7 1/2''. |
300 - 500 |
29 Bids
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| 505 |
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Berks County, Pennsylvania practice book by Jonas Long dated 1857 with examples of penmanship to include caligra... |
500 - 1,000 |
14 Bids
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| 506 |
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Pair of watercolor on paper fraktur drawings celebrating the births of John Monks, Born Sept. 10, 1791 and Mary ... |
300 - 400 |
20 Bids
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| 507 |
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Pennsylvania fraktur drawing with ''Catharina Ensminger, Annville Township, 1821'' in a red, green, and black hea... |
200 - 250 |
16 Bids
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| 508 |
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Pennsylvania paper cutout valentine, mid 19th c., with rows of hearts and vines, 12 1/4'' x 12 1/4''. |
400 - 800 |
35 Bids
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| 509 |
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Paper cutout valentine with German script, swirling swastikas, and pinprick decoration, 13 1/2'' x 13 1/2''. |
400 - 600 |
19 Bids
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| 510 |
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Watercolor and ink on paper fraktur with script dated 1815, surmounted by an eagle with shield and flanked by tr... |
500 - 800 |
35 Bids
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| 511 |
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Johann Henrich Otto(active), Lancaster County, Pennsylvania watercolor and ink on paper and printed fraktur dat... |
1,500 - 2,000 |
5 Bids
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| 512 |
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Watercolor and ink rendering of the locomotive, ''Auburn'', 19th c., inscribed ''Richard Norris & Son Builders 1... |
500 - 800 |
21 Bids
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| 513 |
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Taufzeigen Artist(active 1809-1815), Montgomery County watercolor and ink on paper dated 1809, with a geometric ... |
500 - 800 |
7 Bids
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| 514 |
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Watercolor and ink on paper fraktur dated 1820 |
1,000 - 2,000 |
40 Bids
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| 515 |
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American or English, 19th c., watercolor portrait of a mother and child seated next to a window revealing a moun... |
500 - 1,000 |
29 Bids
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| 516 |
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Two watercolor on board portraits,early 19th c., one of a young woman in a blue dress holding her child and one o... |
300 - 400 |
28 Bids
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| 517 |
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American or English School(19th c.), watercolor portrait of a woman wearing a black dress holding a flower, 6 1/... |
200 - 400 |
18 Bids
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| 518 |
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English School(mid 19th c.), watercolor portrait of a gentleman seated reading a paper, 5 3/4'' x 4 3/4''. |
300 - 500 |
17 Bids
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| 519 |
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Pennsylvania watercolor and pencil on paper farmscene, ca. 1870, 15'' x 23''. |
1,000 - 1,500 |
31 Bids
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| 520 |
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Watercolor and gouache portrait, ca. 1830, of a young boy in red dress with whip, 9'' x 7'', together with a wat... |
300 - 500 |
20 Bids
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| 521 |
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Watercolor on paper drawing of a young girl holding a posey with a cat, inscribed ''Worked by Phoebe Louisa ____... |
400 - 500 |
33 Bids
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| 522 |
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American School(mid 19th c.), set of 3 watercolor portraits of a husband, wife and daughter, 4 1/4'' x 3 1/2''. |
800 - 1,200 |
18 Bids
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| 523 |
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Pair of watercolor on paper portraits, mid 19th c., of a young man in a blue waistcoat and a woman in a blue dre... |
250 - 300 |
10 Bids
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| 524 |
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Philadelphia silkwork basket of flowers and cutwork medallion dated 1810, ''Done by Martha Ann Honeywell with her... |
500 - 1,000 |
20 Bids
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| 525 |
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American or English School(19th c.), watercolor portrait of a child with riding crop, 8 1/2'' x 6 1/2''. |
400 - 600 |
12 Bids
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| 526 |
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Pair of gouache and watercolor silhouette portraits, ca. 1835, in original ebonized frames, 6'' x 4 3/4''. |
300 - 400 |
21 Bids
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| 527 |
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Three watercolor and gouache on paper portraits, ca. 1830, of a young woman reading, a young gentleman seated, an... |
300 - 500 |
23 Bids
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| 528 |
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English oval miniature portrait of a gentleman, early 19th c., 3 1/2'' h., together with a silhouette of a gentl... |
200 - 250 |
19 Bids
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| 529 |
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Watercolor and ink miniature profile portrait of a woman, ca. 1830, 3 1/2'' x 2 1/4'', together with a watercolor... |
500 - 800 |
18 Bids
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| 530 |
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Wax profile bust, 19th c., of Sir John Franklin 1786-1847, British naval officer and explorer, signed on undersi... |
200 - 300 |
11 Bids
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| 531 |
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English School(19th c.), pair of oil on panel portraits of a husband and wife, 7 1/2'' x 6 1/4''. |
400 - 700 |
15 Bids
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| 532 |
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American School(19th c.), pair of watercolor house portraits, 12 1/4'' dia. |
500 - 900 |
7 Bids
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| 533 |
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American or English School(19th c.), watercolor portrait of a young girl wearing a white dress with hat in hand,... |
400 - 700 |
23 Bids
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| 534 |
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American School(19th c.), watercolor portrait of a woman wearing a black dress standing next to a table with bou... |
400 - 700 |
24 Bids
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| 535 |
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Three watercolor silhouettes, 19th c., together with a cutout example. |
300 - 500 |
17 Bids
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| 536 |
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American School, 19th c., watercolor and pencil Civil War battle scene, 26'' h., 40'' w. |
1,500 - 2,500 |
18 Bids
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| 537 |
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Drawn and cut silhouette, ca. 1820, of a military officer standing by his desk with his hanging flintlock, 8 3/4... |
250 - 350 |
8 Bids
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| 538 |
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Three daguerreotypes one of a seated Civil War soldier with gilt highlights, 3 1/2'' x 2 3/4'', one of a seated... |
300 - 400 |
16 Bids
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| 539 |
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Pair of English painted photographs, ca. 1817, one with a husband, and one with wife, child, and dog, 5 1/2'' x... |
200 - 300 |
19 Bids
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| 540 |
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Clark (American, dated 1809), oil on canvas of the Reading Jail, 28'' h., 94'' w. |
200 - 300 |
35 Bids
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| 541 |
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Clarence M. Dietrich (American, early 20th c.), crayon and pencil of ''Shalter Church'', signed lower right, 14 ... |
100 - 150 |
14 Bids
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| 542 |
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D.L. Crum(American, early 20th c.), oil on canvas folk art landscape titled verso ''Spuhler's Hotel & Lane built... |
800 - 1,200 |
29 Bids
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| 543 |
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American School(19th c.), oil on canvas street scene of the North Sewer explosion, inscribed lower left ''North... |
500 - 1,000 |
21 Bids
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| 544 |
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American School(late 19th c.), charcoal on paper landscape with mill, initialed center left ''S.M. 80'', 14 1/4'... |
200 - 400 |
6 Bids
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| 545 |
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F.R. Sallada(American, early 20th c.), oil on canvas landscape with hunter and dog atop a rocky cliff, signed lo... |
300 - 500 |
2 Bids
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| 546 |
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Charles G. Felix(American, 19th c.), charcoal drawing titled ''The Old Court House At Reading Erected 1762 Torn ... |
400 - 700 |
7 Bids
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| 547 |
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Six reverse painted landscapes and house portraits, early 20th c., 15 1/2'' h., 19 1/2 w. (largest). |
200 - 400 |
6 Bids
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| 548 |
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Brian Dyer(American, 19th c.), oil on canvas wooded landscape with family and wagons, signed lower left and date... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
25 Bids
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| 549 |
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American School(early 20th c.), oil on canvas country landscape titled verso ''The Old Home 70th Street North of... |
800 - 1,200 |
22 Bids
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| 550 |
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Two reticulated oval creamware platters with blue highlights, 13 1/4'' l., together with 4 reticulated creamware... |
600 - 800 |
9 Bids
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