Canadiana 2024-02-10 Auction - 332 Price Results - Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. in ON - Page 8
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Palardy Louis XV Quebec armoire
Hooked rug -- "You Ain't No Spring (Chicken)"
Hart Bros. & Lazier, Belleville, Ont., 6-Gallon Bird Crock
Done
New Hamburg, ON, Canada
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Lot of 2: Indigo blue 30-star quilt and "Chimney Sweep": A lot of two quilts including a dramatic example with multiple, eight-pointed, indigo blue stars on a white background. In excellent condition with finely quilted wreath motifs. The second inclusion
0169: Lot of 2: Indigo blue 30-star quilt and "Chimney Sweep"
Est.
CA$600
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CA$900
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"White Work" marriage quilt: American. A "white work" quilt made as a wedding gift in 1859 by Malinda Gile Walker for her daughter Lucy Hall Walker and husband-to-be Rev. Shadrack Washington. Lucy Washington went on to become a
0170: "White Work" marriage quilt
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Red and white Jacquard coverlet: A summer/winter Jacquard weave red and white coverlet having a bird in each corner. Fringe intact but with some losses. Ex Ruth and Blake McKendry collection. Included is a reference book Quilts and
0171: Red and white Jacquard coverlet
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Carved beaver in rustic frame: A beaver gnawing a log, carved in relief on a pine plank mounted within a rustic branch frame. The beaver is in a dark stain against the natural pine background and the frame corners are joined with
0172: Carved beaver in rustic frame
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
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Marquetry spectacles box: A marquetry spectacles case with each side having six mini checkerboards inlaid within a rectangle on a herringbone pattern background. Includes original gold wire rim glasses. 1890-1920. 0.75" x
0173: Marquetry spectacles box
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
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Mahogany tea caddy/sewing box: A mahogany veneer sewing box with ebonized/satinwood highlights, having canted sides, lion mask handles, and brass ball feet. Very good condition, with key and original hinges, lock and escutcheon.
0174: Mahogany tea caddy/sewing box
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
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18th century engraved pipe box: An 18th century brass pipe holder engraved on the lid with an ancient archer and marked W. Riley, Dover. The pipe is stored in a hinged compartment at the top with two other compartments for smoking
0175: 18th century engraved pipe box
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
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Newfoundland carved ditty box: A large chip-carved pine ditty box in untouched surface from Seal Cove, White Bay, Newfoundland. Carved in the solid with the sides having incised diamonds and floral and religious motifs within a
0176: Newfoundland carved ditty box
Est.
CA$900
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CA$1,200
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Lot of 2 spruce gum boxes: A lot of two carved spruce gum boxes, the first being from New Brunswick in natural surface having a relief carved cross on one side and a pierced heart on the other, both framed in a diamond with a
0177: Lot of 2 spruce gum boxes
Est.
CA$800
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CA$1,000
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Birchbark humidor with solid lid: Exquisitely made birchbark lidded storage container with intricate lap joints and the original knob on the pine lid. Warm patina, good condition with expected signs of use including minor abrasions
0178: Birchbark humidor with solid lid
Est.
CA$600
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CA$800
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Niagara carved walnut candle box: A fine slide-top candle box in dark surface with intricate geometric carving in the Germanic tradition. The top has a swirling pinwheel at the centre and an incised heart in each corner while each
0179: Niagara carved walnut candle box
Est.
CA$1,000
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CA$1,500
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Newfoundland carved deed box: A carved lidded box from Newfoundland in original paint with bold striated X motifs and bas-relief diamond points. In old yellow paint over green and original dark varnish with square nail
0180: Newfoundland carved deed box
Est.
CA$1,200
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CA$1,500
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1837 Rebellion box: A rare 1837 "Rebellion Box" made by a prisoner in the Toronto jail during the uprisings in Upper and Lower Canada against British control and taxation. As with other known examples, this box is
0181: 1837 Rebellion box
Est.
CA$2,000
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CA$3,000
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Cutlery Box in Paint: An early cutlery box with a high handle and sloped sides. In old white paint over original red. Mid 19th century. 6 x 14.25 x 10.75".
0182: Cutlery Box in Paint
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Ontario Hepplewhite chest of drawers: A Niagara region Hepplewhite chest of drawers in cherry with maple string inlay on the top and drawer fronts. The top has two concentric inlaid rectangles with the inner line having linenfold
0183: Ontario Hepplewhite chest of drawers
Est.
CA$800
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CA$1,200
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Figured chest of drawers with original glass pulls: A Sheraton chest of drawers with figured maple drawer fronts and rope turned half columns supported by high turned feet and original Sandwich glass knobs. Each column is surmounted by an applied
0184: Figured chest of drawers with original glass pulls
Est.
CA$1,000
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CA$1,500
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Owl andirons with glass eyes: A pair of cast iron owl andirons with each bird proudly perched on a branch base. Great haunting look, especially when the fire is behind the glass eyes. Good condition with some old weld/repair to
0185: Owl andirons with glass eyes
Est.
CA$200
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CA$400
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Dome top document box in apple green paint: A dome-top pine document box in early apple green paint over original red. Dovetailed and in good condition with early wallpaper interior lining. Lock escutcheon is replaced. Mid 19th century. 12" x
0186: Dome top document box in apple green paint
Est.
CA$200
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CA$400
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Lane Bros #13 coffee mill: A double-wheel counter-top coffee mill in original paint marked "#13 The Swift Mill, Lane Brothers, Poughkeepsie, N.Y." The original stencil and paint is intact and in good condition. The wooden
0187: Lane Bros #13 coffee mill
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Cow-boy Girl bordello show poster: A colour lithograph theatrical poster for "The Cowboy Girl" musical, published by Ackerman Quigly Lithograph Company, New York, circa 1907. A fun image with strong colours produced as advertising for
0188: Cow-boy Girl bordello show poster
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
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E.J. Hutchins water colour of Old Fort Garry: Watercolour on paper of Old Fort Garry, Manitoba, depicted as it was in 1870 by Ernest J. Hutchins (1880-1935). Titled and signed lower left E.J. Hutchins "Old Fort Garry -- 1870" (demolished 1882).
0189: E.J. Hutchins water colour of Old Fort Garry
Est.
CA$600
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CA$800
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Folk art portrait of young girl: Charming and naïve Victorian pastel on paper of a young girl holding a yellow hat with mountains in the background. Vibrant colours, mounted under glass, original frame. Eastern Canada, late 19th
0190: Folk art portrait of young girl
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Maritimes painting -- ship under full sail: An oil painting of a three-masted sailing ship -- the Merlo -- flying Canadian colours, found in the Maritimes. The painting is entitled "Outward Bound" with the ship coming forward through the waves
0191: Maritimes painting -- ship under full sail
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
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Lambton County work table: A long work table from Lambton County with turned legs and a single drawer having the original cast iron pull. The dark paint/varnish surface is in very good condition. At one point this table was
0192: Lambton County work table
Est.
CA$800
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CA$1,200