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Historic Hillsborough Antique Auction
6:00 AM PT - Jun 12th, 2004

offered by
Leland Little Auction & Estate Sales Ltd.

620 Cornerstone Court
Hillsborough, NC 27278
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Previews: Monday, June 7 - Friday, June 11, 2004, from 10am - 6pm, & Saturday, June 12, 8 - 10am.

563 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
1 Lot 1

Whiskey Jug, "The Casper Co., Inc. Roanoke , VA",
Virginia Pottery, wire and bail handle, cobalt lettering, sma...

150
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250
4 Bids
2 Lot 2

Whiskey Jug, "From The Casper Co. Winston-Salem, NC",
NC Pottery, wire and wood bail handle, cobalt lettering, sur...

150
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250
4 Bids
3 Lot 3

Salt Glaze Jug and Crock stamped "H. Cowden Harrisburg 2",
both w/diamond shaped stencil decoration jug, the first...

250
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350
9 Bids
4 Lot 4

Salt Glaze Jug stamped "F.H. Cowden Harrisburg",
one gallon size, cobalt decoration to front and handle, body ...

150
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250
4 Bids
5 Lot 5

Salt Glaze Crock,
stylized cobalt floral decoration to two sides, dime-sized cr...

225
-
300
1 Bid
6 Lot 6

Salt Glaze Crock stamped "Burger & Long Rochester, NY",
four gallon, lug handles, cobalt decorated w/flower, hairl...

250
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350
5 Bids
7 Lot 7

Salt Glaze Crock stamped "E & LP Norton Bennington Vt 5",
five gallon size, lug handles, cobalt floral decoration,...

200
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250
11 Bids
8 Lot 8

Salt Glaze Jug with cobalt stencil "4, E.S. & B.",
a number of attractive kiln drops, 17"h

200
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300
8 Bids
9 Lot 9

Salt Glaze Jug stamped "New York Stoneware Co. Fort ?",
three gallon, large stylized cobalt flower decoration, ki...

250
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350
8 Bids
10 Lot 10

Salt Glaze Jug, four gallon size, cobalt decoration,
several nice kiln drips, some surface loss in the area of th...

200
-
250
9 Bids
11 Lot 11

Three NC Cherokee Baskets,
white oak splint w/walnut dyed bands, two gathering baskets, ...

150
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250
13 Bids
12 Lot 12

Two Oak Splint Baskets,
a large gathering basket, and a covered food basket, 15"h and...

100
-
200
27 Bids
13 Lot 13

Two Oak Splint Baskets,
old surface, a circular gathering basket, 12"h x 10.5"d; and ...

200
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300
16 Bids
14 Lot 14

Group of Three Oak Splint Melon Baskets,
some breaks, the largest 9' x 9.5"; the next 9"h x 8"l w/some...

200
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300
15 Bids
15 Lot 15

Two Baskets,
the first an oak splint in an unusual "X" shape, 14"h x 10" x...

50
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100
32 Bids
16 Lot 16

Choctaw Basket,
first quarter of the 20th c., river cane w/dyed decoration, 1...

150
-
200
5 Bids
17 Lot 17

PA c. 1830 Walnut One Drawer Stand,
white pine secondary, flush mount drawer, nicely turned leg w...

600
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800
3 Bids
18 Lot 18

American late 19th c. Windsor Child's High Chair,
hoop back, original accumulated surface, 35"h

400
-
600
9 Bids
19 Lot 19

Cast Iron Fir Tree Form Andirons,
17"h x 7"w x 18"d

200
-
400
41 Bids
20 Lot 20

Cast Iron Double Entwined Snakes Andirons,
16"h x 9.5"w x 15"d

300
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500
22 Bids
21 Lot 21

Oil on Canvas, by C. Jenson, Portsmouth NH 1872,
written at bottom of canvas "BLT Portsmouth N.H. 1872, Clippe...

1,500
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2,500
3 Bids
22 Lot 22

Oil on Canvas, English School, c. 1880's,
scene of ducks and chicks on a farm, not signed, patch of a t...

300
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500
18 Bids
23 Lot 23

Southern 19th c. Sampler,
colored thread on linen, unfinished scene of a two story home...

200
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400
13 Bids
24 Lot 24

NC c. 1810 Paint Decorated Farm Table,
Catawba Co., walnut and southern yellow pine, upper surface w...

2,000
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3,000
26 Bids
25 Lot 25

NC c. 1900 Paint Decorated Cupboard,
Catawba Co., southern yellow pine and poplar w/comb decoratio...

600
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900
20 Bids
26 Lot 26

NC Pottery Milk Crock, (Sylvanus Hartsoe 1850-1926 Lincoln County, NC)
rim stamped "SLH 2", alkaline glazed ston...

200
-
300
18 Bids
27 Lot 27

Pottery Syrup Jug, Catawba Co., NC,
drippy alkaline glaze, kiln debris attached to one side dryin...

300
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500
14 Bids
28 Lot 28

Pottery Churn, att. to Samuel or Jacob Propst Catawba Valley NC area,
alkaline Glaze, stamped "5", ear handles, 1...

300
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400
29 Bids
29 Lot 29

NC Art Pottery Tall Tapered Vase, att. to Waymon Cole, J.B. Cole Pottery,
orange lead glaze, 1/8" exterior rim ch...

200
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300
13 Bids
30 Lot 30

NC Pottery Vase and Melon Vase by Ben Owen III
salt glaze w/colorful highlights, signed Ben Owen III 1996, 8...

200
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300
23 Bids
31 Lot 31

Bear on Stump Pottery Figural by Billy Ray Hussey,
polychrome, bear is eating honey, inscribed on bottom, "BH Li...

300
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400
24 Bids
32 Lot 32

PA 19th c. Paint Decorated Blanket Chest,
red decorated paint over white pine & poplar lid, interior w/...

800
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1,200
9 Bids
33 Lot 33

NC Art Pottery Vase, Auman pottery w/Maston glaze
NC Art Pottery Vase, Auman pottery with Maston glaze,
sal...

400
-
600
30 Bids
34 Lot 34

NC Art Pottery Pisgah Forest Low Vase,
turquoise/aubergine, pink interior, bottom w/impressed stamp ...

100
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150
20 Bids
35 Lot 35

NC Art Pottery Pisgah Forest Tall Bulbous Vase,
turquoise/aubergine, crackled surface, pink interior, base w/...

250
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350
27 Bids
36 Lot 36

Georgia Pottery Stoneware Jug, (John H. Long active 1890's)
late 19th c., alkaline glazed, handle marked "JHL", 1...

150
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250
6 Bids
37 Lot 37

Georgia Pottery Jug, "JMS",
late 19th c., alkaline glazed, handle stamped initials "JMS",...

75
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150
18 Bids
38 Lot 38

NC Pottery Memory Vase w/Confederate button,
one button with "A", & a second button w/SC palm tree, also ...

200
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300
10 Bids
39 Lot 39

Old Hamadon Rug,
9' 10" x 4' 5"

150
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300
26 Bids
40 Lot 40

Oil on Board, 20th c., Southern Impressionistic Scene,
possibly Charleston SC, chapel w/trees covered in Spanish ...

800
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1,200
6 Bids
41 Lot 41

Hand colored Engraving, 1772, by John Boydell,
printed at bottom, "view from the North side of the Virginia ...

400
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600
7 Bids
42 Lot 42

Oil on Canvas, English School, early 19th c.,
cows and a sheep at rest in a field, later walnut frame, SS 1...

500
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800
20 Bids
43 Lot 43

Watercolor, English School, probably 19th c.,
cow approaching a stream, SS 7" x 5", DOA 12" x 10"

250
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350
12 Bids
44 Lot 44

Classical Sideboard, American, c.1830-40, mahogany,
& mahogany veneer, poplar and white pine secondary, back spla...

1,200
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1,800
5 Bids
45 Lot 45

American Empire c. 1840 Mahogany Butler's Desk,
& book matched crotch mahogany veneer, top drawer is actually...

800
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1,200
12 Bids
46 Lot 46

American 19th c. Whale Oil Lamp,
blue glass, six sided w/hexagonal base, 8.75"h

150
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200
8 Bids
47 Lot 47

Sterling Silver Teapot, marks indicate 1793/94 makers stamp "TH",
lidded oval form, straight spout, paneled side...

250
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350
9 Bids
48 Lot 48

Two Pieces of mid 19th c. Flow Blue,
a flared bowl w/slightly paneled sides, interior and exterior...

150
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225
13 Bids
49 Lot 49

Sterling Silver Bowl,
footed w/scrolled rim and paneled sides, bottom stamped "Bail...

150
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250
11 Bids
50 Lot 50

Chinese Export Porcelain 18th c. Center Bowl,
Chinese red border w/peonies, two vignettes and two flowers t...

800
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1,200
14 Bids
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