Canadiana & Historic Objects 2023-10-07 Auction - 355 Price Results - Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. in ON - Page 4
Maud Lewis (1903-1970) "The Three Black Cats"Left Facing Beaver Pint Dark Amber Glass Fruit JarOntario William Soper Empire-Style Inlay Chest of Drawers
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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.
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Fine Maritime Document Box: Maritimes. A fine-carved maritime document box in dark green-black with an applied dark red heart to the lid and diamonds to the sides. It also has a scalloped apron below a moulded edge. 5" x 13.75"
0067A: Fine Maritime Document BoxEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Niagara Blanket Box in Grey Overpaint: Lincoln County, Ontario. Pine. Early pine blanket box from the Niagara region of Ontario with a dovetailed case, applied double-hook bracket feet and applied moulding around the lid. Original tin and
0069: Niagara Blanket Box in Grey OverpaintEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Lennox & Addington County Pine Cradle in Blue Paint: Colebrook, Lennox, and Addington County, Ontario. Pine. Eastern Ontario pine cradle in square nail construction with original blue paint finish. The cradle has a slightly arched head and footboards
0071: Lennox & Addington County Pine Cradle in Blue PaintEst. CA$200-CA$300
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Workman's Bed: Ontario. Maple, pine. Empire-style hired man's country bed with solid, pegged frame and turned legs, arms, arm supports and spindles to each end. The farm couch has had various old paint layers but
0072: Workman's BedEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Unique Eastern Ontario Country Couch: Eastern Ontario. Maple, pine. Empire-style country couch with strongly turned uprights and arms often found in farm kitchens. The back with a row of turned spindles supports the double-scrolled
0073: Unique Eastern Ontario Country CouchEst. CA$700-CA$900
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Fine Two-Drawer Work Table from Perth County: Topping, Perth County, Ontario. Pine, basswood. From the Jantze family of Topping, Ontario, but possibly originating in Pennsylvania, a two-drawer square-nailed and pegged work table with a shaped
0074: Fine Two-Drawer Work Table from Perth CountyEst. CA$600-CA$800
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Western Canada Work Table: Western Canada. Softwood. A Western Canadian two-board work table with a single-lapped dovetailed drawer with a porcelain pull and square tapered legs. The top has shaped dovetailed cleats to the
0075: Western Canada Work TableEst. CA$500-CA$700
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Western Canadian Work Table: Western Canada. Softwood. A Western Canada three-board peg-top work table with shaped dovetailed splines under a heavily varnished old deep red over yellow top. The frame is also pegged. The apron
0076: Western Canadian Work TableEst. CA$700-CA$900
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Set of "Piggies" Indoor Scottish Carpet Balls: Scottish and/or English. Ceramic. A collection of 11 indoor carpet balls. Two are sponge-glazed and the remainder decorated with various ring patterns with good colouration including green, red,
0077: Set of "Piggies" Indoor Scottish Carpet BallsEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Set of "Piggies" Indoor Scottish Carpet Balls: Scottish and/or English. Ceramic. An exceptional set of 16 indoor carpet balls in good condition. Two in sponged glaze and the remainder in an array of strong colours (yellow, red, green, blue,
0078: Set of "Piggies" Indoor Scottish Carpet BallsEst. CA$700-CA$900
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Set of Large Outdoor Carpet Balls: English and/or Scottish. Ceramic. Set of 16 carpet balls, one having a sponged glaze and the remainder with circular designs and bright colours including green, blue, red, yellow and dark blue. 3.5"
0079: Set of Large Outdoor Carpet BallsEst. CA$700-CA$900
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"Gwennie" Child's Windsor Chair: English. Ash, elm seat. Child's low-back Windsor armchair with the name "Gwennie" carved in the rectangular collar panel. The small chair has an H-stretcher base and an original stain and varnish
0080: "Gwennie" Child's Windsor ChairEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Prince Edward Island Whimsical Child's Mobile: Prince Edward Island. Pine, wire rod. A primitive, carved and painted series of six figures on a wire created for a child's bowling game, undoubtedly by some loving grandparent. Figures: 8.5" to
0081: Prince Edward Island Whimsical Child's MobileEst. CA$275-CA$475
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Lot of 6 Mennonite Horse Toys: Southwestern Ontario. 5 are made of cotton and wool fabric; 1 of softwood with fabric. All are attached with decorative stitching. Bright yellow fabric on the back. A lot of six toy horses; five of
0082: Lot of 6 Mennonite Horse ToysEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Primitive Early 20th-Century Horses Pull Toys: Canadian. Pine. Two handmade children's toys; one a pull toy intended as a pair of horses or possibly a chariot mounted to a plank base with solid wooden wheels, and painted in black and brown.
0083: Primitive Early 20th-Century Horses Pull ToysEst. CA$350-CA$450
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Grenfell Industries Pull Toy Depicting Hunter & Husky: Labrador. Second quarter 20th century. Softwood. A near-perfect pull toy from Grenfell Industries showing a happy native hunter carrying a rifle on his shoulder and being followed by his hunting dog.
0083A: Grenfell Industries Pull Toy Depicting Hunter & HuskyEst. CA$450-CA$550
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Child's Rocking Horse & Pull Toy: American. Wood, leather, fur. Victorian period old rocking horse that converts to a pull toy on a pine base in overpainted green. The horse has a carved wooden head with glass eyes, a leather harness
0084: Child's Rocking Horse & Pull ToyEst. CA$600-CA$900
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Roulette Game Wheel: Canadian. C. 1960. Pine, plywood, metal fittings. A Canadian roulette wheel made of plywood supported on an unpainted pine base. The pierced wheel is painted bright red and numbering in red and
0084A: Roulette Game WheelEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Quebec Game Board with Drawer: Quebec. Pine. Quebec single board game board in red and black paint in an elongated octagonal form with trim applied using square nails. The back contains a drawer. Marked, "1914", on back. Perhaps
0085: Quebec Game Board with DrawerEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Quebec Two-sided Games Board: Quebec. Pine. Quebec double-sided games board. The front is a Parcheesi board in white, black, tan, taupe and red paint and the back is for checkers play, in red and black paint. The edges have
0086: Quebec Two-sided Games BoardEst. CA$400-CA$600
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One-sided Ontario Game Board: Ontario. Pine, paint. A very good early Ontario game board of square nail construction and applied trim. This is a drafts board rather than a checkers board. Squares are outlined with incised carving
0087: One-sided Ontario Game BoardEst. CA$600-CA$800
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Quebec Double-sided Folk Art Game Board: Quebec. Pine, glass, paper. A remarkable early Quebec double-sided gameboard. One side with Parcheesi game painted in dark red, overall with black, yellow, red and white. This side features a reading
0088: Quebec Double-sided Folk Art Game BoardEst. CA$3,500-CA$5,000