Canadiana & Historic Objects 2023-10-07 Auction - 355 Price Results - Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. in ON - Page 6
Maud Lewis (1903-1970) "The Three Black Cats"
Left Facing Beaver Pint Dark Amber Glass Fruit Jar
Ontario William Soper Empire-Style Inlay Chest of Drawers
Done
New Hamburg, ON, Canada
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Canadiana & Historic Objects

Join us for a fresh-to-the-market line-up of Canadiana and folk art from some of the best collections in the country. The material dates from the 19th and 20th centuries. It features signature pieces from the late Honourable Jim Fleming, Bill and Kristin Kendall, Brian Hutchison and Alba DiCenso, Leigh Moore and the late Wendy Daxon, June and the late David Chambers, and others. Included is a lineup of Canadian art ranging from the traditional work of J.J. Kenyon (Chambers Collection) and Homer Watson, to the folk art of Maud Lewis. We feature untouched heirloom furniture in colour, historic stoneware and pottery, trade signs, hooked rugs, weathervanes and iron ware. From the Fleming Collection is the inlaid 1877 Peel County chest of drawers featured on page 503 of "Canadian Folk Art to 1950" by Fleming and Rowan. Other highlights include a remarkable decorated Mohawk cradle board, a decorated stoneware flask incised, ?Collinson, St Thomas, C.W.?, and a left-facing beaver amber pint fruit jar. If you are serious about Canadian historical objects, do not miss this sale.
SOLD
Pair of Barber Poles: Toronto, Ontario. Pine. Rare pair of early Toronto barber poles, each one has a round profile, tapering column and urn with ball tops. They have been overpainted with red and white spiralled stripes.
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
"Lot for Sale" Sign, Ottawa, Ontario: Ottawa, Ontario. Pine. A two-board painted "Lot for Sale" sign from the Ottawa area in a plain wood frame made with wire nails and wood screws. Rendered in black paint with yellow block lettering.
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
"Farm for Sale" Sign, Leeds & Grenville County: Lyn, Leeds, and Grenville County, Ontario. Plywood, wood frame. Early "Farm for Sale" sign for the Green family farm in black-on-white lettering with shading in red and green. Marked, "Farm For
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
New York "TOURIST" Sign: New York State. Pine, metal brackets. Early "Tourists" double-sided pine sign from New York State in a chamfered teal green frame. The lettering is in black on a cream background. Metal brackets are
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
American "Sunbright" Sign: American. Pine. American "Sunbright" sign with applied carved lettering in gold paint against a black Smaltz background and ends with angled corners. 11.75" x 77.75" x 0.75". From the Hutchison and
Est.
CA$600
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CA$900
SOLD
Essex County Supply Sign: Essex County, Ontario. Pine. Early Ontario sign with"Essex County Supply" painted between two stars, and with rounded ends. The background is black Smaltz paint. 12" x 111" x 2.75". From the
Est.
CA$2,000
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CA$2,500
SOLD
Farrow Bros. Painters and Decorators Trade Sign: Grimsby, Ontario. Pine. Early Ontario pine trade sign for Farrow Bros. Painters and Decorators in red and white block letters against a black background, with an alligatored but intact surface. The
Est.
CA$1,500
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CA$2,000
SOLD
Pair of Andirons with Brass Finials: American. Iron, brass. Pair of wrought iron knife blade andirons with penny feet and cast brass lemon-shaped finials. 15" x 13.25" x 7". From the June and late David Chambers Collection.
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
SOLD
Andiron Fire Dogs with Tall Brass Finials: American. Wrought iron, brass. A good pair of American federal period wrought iron knife blade andirons with unusual cast urn-shaped finials and supported on arched legs ending in penny feet. 24" x
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Tin Egg Coddler with Heart Finial: North American. Tin. Rare tin egg coddler with double-hinged lid, side carrying handles and removable interior with heart-shaped handle. 11" x 11.5" x 5.25". From the June and late David Chambers
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Early Hand-Forged Gridiron & Roaster: American. Wrought iron. Two wrought iron cooking utensils; the first being a round top, rotating gridiron with three legs and shaped handle of typical design. The second is a hinged roaster having a
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
SOLD
Assorted Hand-Forged Iron Cooking Utensils: American. Wrought iron. Three wrought iron cooking utensils consisting of a two-tined meat fork/spit on a stand, a very small two-piece roaster with a skewer and drip tray, and a roaster with three
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
SOLD
Early Hand-Forged Wrought Iron Pie Lifter & Pot Pusher: Ontario and Pennsylvania. Wrought iron. Two unusual wrought iron cooking utensils found in Grey County, Ontario. The first is a very decorative pie plate lifter of typical form but with spiral
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Hand-Forged Iron Roaster & Grill: American. Wrought iron. Two wrought iron cooking utensils consisting of a small rotating roaster with nine hooks over a drip tray. Together with a fixed gridiron of early form with a nicely forged
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Early Meat Roaster: North American. Tin, iron, wood. Diminutive tin roasting oven with rounded back and ends. The back has a hinged door, an iron skewer with a wooden handle, and an integral grease drain to one end.
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
French Clock Jack Rotisserie: French. Cast iron, brass. Cast iron three-piece clockwork rotisserie. The central spring-driven clockwork engine with brass works is housed in a cast iron case of typical form with a brass carrying
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Early Hanging Clock Jack Spit: Birmingham, England. Good late Georgian/early Victorian clockwork roasting jack. This example retains its original iron flywheel. The maker, John Linwood of Birmingham, England is believed to have
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Kreighoff-style Oil Painting of a Native Encampment: Canadian. Oil on canvas. Painted in the style of Cornelius Krieghoff is a view of a native encampment beside a lake where the autumn colours of the landscape dominate the scene. Sunlight falls on the
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Painting of Storytelling Around a Native Campsite: North American. Oil on board. A unique and interesting late 19th-century oil painting of an Indian encampment at the edge of a river. Sun bounces off the hillside and the native figures enhancing the
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Painting of a Native Teepee Village in Winter: North American. Oil on canvas. A naive-style, but detailed oil painting showing a native encampment in winter. Teepees in animal hide colours dot the landscape against bright yellowish-orange grasses
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
A Canadian Folksy Farm Scene Painting: Canadian. Oil on canvas. A large naive landscape depicting a gabled stone house with a covered verandah and bay windows painted in shades of brown and red. A large wooden barn and outbuildings are
Est.
CA$600
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CA$900
SOLD
Painting Depicting a Peaceful Cove/Chief Beaver Attribution: Ontario. Oil on canvas. A tranquil oil on canvas landscape attributed to Chief James Beaver depicting a peaceful cove, lake, and mountains. The colours all muted shades of green with sunlight
Est.
CA$1,500
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CA$1,800