Canadiana & Historic Objects 2023-10-07 Auction - 355 Price Results - Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. in ON - Page 9
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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

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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
Mid-20th-Century Man in a Suit Cane: Canadian. Hardwood, paint. Exceptionally carved mid-20th-century cane topped with the full figure of a man in a suit dressed in black with a woodpecker beneath him. There is a shield with the
0185: Mid-20th-Century Man in a Suit Cane
Est.
CA$500
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CA$700
SOLD
British 20th-Century "Punch" Cane: English. Hardwood. Early 20th century English walking stick in old varnish surface with the carved head of Mr. Punch. The handle is carved with the date "1918" and the shaft has the carved
0186: British 20th-Century "Punch" Cane
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
"Punch" English Walking Staff: Continental. Hardwood. An English or continental walking staff topped with a carved head of Mr. Punch in the characteristic large hooked nose, long pointed chin, and hat. The stick is painted in
0187: "Punch" English Walking Staff
Est.
CA$500
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CA$800
SOLD
Canadian Well-Carved Walking Stick: Canadian. Hardwood. A well-carved Canadian walking stick with a handle showing a leaf on the top side and a cross and anchor with a heart showing the initials "AS". The shaft, carved in high relief,
0188: Canadian Well-Carved Walking Stick
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
19th Century Bird-Topped Cane: English or North American. Hardwood. Well-carved cane with a birdlike carved and pierced handle dated 1828 below the cap. Geometric carved bands to the shaft include two men in top hats, a bird in a
0189: 19th Century Bird-Topped Cane
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
Winding Snakes Walking Stick: North American. Hardwood. An exquisite hardwood walking stick painted in red, brown, and black with a carved handle depicting a hand clasping a snake and the shaft wrapped in a mother and baby
0190: Winding Snakes Walking Stick
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
20th Century Walking Stick: North American. Hardwood. Finely carved walking stick with boot hand grip; the boot well being carved with a toe cap, heel, and eyelets. Floral designs in red, green, and black cover the shaft on a
0191: 20th Century Walking Stick
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
Cane Topped by Dog & Bird Heads: English. Hardwood. Memorial cane with crossed flags of a Union Jack & Red Ensign has the carved inscription, "In Memory of The Great European War 1914-16". The handle is carved with a dog on one end
0192: Cane Topped by Dog & Bird Heads
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
19th-Century Walking Stick: North American. Hardwood. A walking stick with a plain handle and brass ferrule to the tip ending in a closed fist. The shaft is fully covered with spiralled and cross-hatch carvings. 36.5" x 4.5"
0193: 19th-Century Walking Stick
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Highly Decorated Iroquois Carved Cane: North American. Hardwood. An Iroquois carved hardwood cane with the Chief's headrests and a native holding a tomahawk pipe, a dove of peace, and an anchor. The shaft culminates in two hands clasping
0194: Highly Decorated Iroquois Carved Cane
Est.
CA$700
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CA$900
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Excellent Continental Walking Stick: Continental. Hardwood. An excellent continental walking stick having a finely carved figure of a train conductor for the handle atop a simple varnished shaft. The figure is in a black uniform with
0195: Excellent Continental Walking Stick
Est.
CA$500
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CA$800
SOLD
Excellent Walking Stick Depicting Don Basilio: France. Hardwood, metal. A very well-carved and painted cane depicting the head of a man wearing a curate's hat. A snake is coiled around the shaft of the cane. The walking stick is in a natural
0196: Excellent Walking Stick Depicting Don Basilio
Est.
CA$600
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CA$800
SOLD
Pair of Early Whale Oil Lanterns: American. Tin and glass. Two early tin and glass oil lamps, each with bases and chimneys pierced with stars and diamonds and tin loop handles. The burners are intact. Lot 1: 11" x 5". Lot 2: 15.5" x
0197: Pair of Early Whale Oil Lanterns
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Two Whale Oil Lamps: American. Glass, tin. Two American glass and tin whale oil lamps. Both with mold blown glass bodies, pierced tin bases and tops, and both retaining their original handles. The larger example with a
0198: Two Whale Oil Lamps
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Two Betty Lamps and a Bec de Corbeau: Probably Scottish. Wrought iron. Two early double cruisie or Betty oil lamps and a single cruisie or "raven's beak" oil lamp. These lamps were often brought to North America as settlers' effects. Lot
0199: Two Betty Lamps and a Bec de Corbeau
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Three Betty Lamps: North American. Iron. Three wrought iron Betty lamps of typical form, each with a spiral twisted hanging spike. Two have a hinged lid to the well; one with a pivoting cover. The third has a
0200: Three Betty Lamps
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Three Hand-Forged Betty Lamps: North American. Iron. Three hand-forged iron Betty lamps. Each is of typical form with a spiral twisted hanging hook. One has a lifting cover to the reservoir, another a pivoting cover, and the third
0201: Three Hand-Forged Betty Lamps
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
The Rose Pint Fruit Jar: Canadian. Clear glass. Aqua lid, zinc. A clear glass "The Rose" pint fruit jar with cursive script running diagonally. 5.5" x 3" x 3".
0202: The Rose Pint Fruit Jar
Est.
CA$150
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CA$200
SOLD
The Darling Imperial Pint Fruit Jar: Montreal, Quebec. Aqua glass. Zinc. An aqua colour "The Darling Imperial" pint fruit jar with double lined "AD" logo (for Adam Darling) and domed base. Adam Darling operated a glass and pottery shop
0203: The Darling Imperial Pint Fruit Jar
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
SOLD
Amber Beaver Quart Jar: Canadian. Dark amber-coloured glass. Zinc. An example of the extremely attractive Beaver quart jar in dark honey amber glass with matching button top lid. Embossed, "4", underneath. 7" x 3.5".
0204: Amber Beaver Quart Jar
Est.
CA$1,500
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CA$1,800
SOLD
Left Facing Beaver Pint Dark Amber Glass Fruit Jar: Canadian. Dark amber-coloured glass. Zinc lid. An exceedingly rare left-facing beaver pint fruit jar attributed to the Sydenham Glass Factory, Wallaceburg, Ontario. 5.25" base to lip x 3" x 3".
0205: Left Facing Beaver Pint Dark Amber Glass Fruit Jar
Est.
CA$12,000
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CA$18,000
SOLD
Folky Art Deco Pedestal: Canadian. Basswood. Tall octagonal-shaped Art-Deco style pedestal of very robust laminated construction using wire nails. The plinth is painted in cream with red, gold, and yellow detailing. 48" x
0206: Folky Art Deco Pedestal
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
Kent County Folk Art Candle Stand: Dresden, Ontario. Softwood, galvanized metal. Very folky candle stand from Dresden, Ontario's Kent County with an octagon top and a square column with heavy chamfering. The top is trimmed with a
0207: Kent County Folk Art Candle Stand
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Newfoundland Folk Art Wall Box: Newfoundland. Softwood. A Newfoundland round nail-constructed wall box with a lollipop top incised with geometric decoration, a triple arch-shaped backboard and a single open well with a shaped front
0208: Newfoundland Folk Art Wall Box
Est.
CA$350
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CA$500