Canadiana 2024-10-12 Auction - 371 Price Results - Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd. in ON - Page 9
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Very Rare F.P. Goold, Brantford 2-Gallon Horse Crock
Hen Bluebill by Adam D. "Addie" Nichol (1864-1929)
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New Hamburg, ON, Canada
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Dexter Weathervane: A running horse weathervane depicting Dexter, the famous racing horse of the 1860s, constructed in moulded copper with a cast zinc head. Nice verdigris surface. Overall very good condition with minor
0194: Dexter Weathervane
Est.
CA$1,000
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CA$1,500
SOLD
Carved "Borrett" Owl with Wings: A carved Great Horned Owl with articulated wings by Mike Borrett, a decoy carver from Madison, Wisconsin. The owl has glass eyes, nicely painted detail, and is mounted on a carved wooden base.
0195: Carved "Borrett" Owl with Wings
Est.
CA$600
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CA$800
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Blue Stool with Polychrome Star: An early 19th-century footstool in original blue paint with a deeply carved red, white and blue star at the centre of the top that also has a scalloped border carved in relief. The maker's name "A.E.
0196: Blue Stool with Polychrome Star
Est.
CA$800
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CA$1,200
SOLD
Folky Bi-Plane Weathervane: A copper and tin bi-plane weathervane with a great look and patina. Made from found materials including a cast iron figure for the pilot. Includes a set of hand-forged directionals as well as a
0197: Folky Bi-Plane Weathervane
Est.
CA$1,500
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CA$2,500
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Ontario Sitting Man Tin Sign: A large tin sign in the form of a sitting man in a straw hat holding a sign advertising Tom O'Keefe's business at 5 Pottinger Street in Lindsay (Kawartha Lakes), Ontario. In an old crackled paint
0198: Ontario Sitting Man Tin Sign
Est.
CA$900
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CA$1,200
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Mermaid Weathervane - Oka, Quebec: A sheet iron mermaid weathervane from Oka, Quebec, in a wonderful, dry, original painted surface. The vane is mounted on the original wrought iron post and a wooden block that appears to be part of
0199: Mermaid Weathervane - Oka, Quebec
Est.
CA$4,000
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CA$6,000
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Eaton's Window Nutcracker Figure: A large wooden "Nutcracker" soldier figure in original paint with a maple leaf on his beaver hat. This figure was from a store window display of the former T. Eaton Company department store in
0200: Eaton's Window Nutcracker Figure
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
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Pine Bench 18-Hole Candle Mould: A candle mould pine bench with 18 pewter sleeves for the molten wax. Quebec or Ontario, early 19th century. Ex Leslie Donaldson collection. 19" x 21" x 7". From the Wendy B. Hamilton and late Bill
0201: Pine Bench 18-Hole Candle Mould
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
SOLD
Ring Toss (Quoits) Game: A ring toss Quoits game in original paint with fine crazing. Two original labels identify the board as "Burdock's Patent Table Quoits No. 8874, agent A.W. Gamage, London". Late 19th century, English.
0202: Ring Toss (Quoits) Game
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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New England Painted Game Board: A finely painted and stencilled, double-sided game board with checkers on one side and Parcheesi on the other. The Checkers board has gold and black squares surrounded by a painted fan and floral
0203: New England Painted Game Board
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
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Double-Sided Game Board with Barbershop Stripes: A double-sided game board in original paint with one side having a playing surface of yellow and black squares (12" x 12") bordered in red pinstripe and the keeper sections in bold red, white, and
0204: Double-Sided Game Board with Barbershop Stripes
Est.
CA$600
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CA$800
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Double-Sided Game Board: Double-sided game board in original paint with the checkers board having slide lids over the keeper sections to store the playing pieces. The yellow/orange squares are in high contrast to the black
0205: Double-Sided Game Board
Est.
CA$600
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CA$900
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Quebec Game Board 'Edm. Bousquet': A Quebec "damier" gameboard in yellow ochre and black paint with the keeper section decorated with painted motifs including the name "Edm Bousquet" in stylized script. Very good condition with the
0206: Quebec Game Board 'Edm. Bousquet'
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
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Tole Deed Box: A small dome-top tole deed box with a painted basket of flowers on black ground with yellow foliate highlights on the top and ends. Original wire bale handle and hasp are intact. Good condition with
0207: Tole Deed Box
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Large Toleware Box: Toleware dome-top deed box with painted pomegranate motifs and the original brass bale handle with leather retaining washers on the inside. Very good paint with fine crazing. New England, circa 1840.
0208: Large Toleware Box
Est.
CA$500
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CA$800
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Nova Scotia Carved Spoon: A carved maple spoon with a sweeping curved handle having slightly scalloped sides and incised Xs on the flat. Attributed to Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, between 1850-1870, the spoon is possibly of
0209: Nova Scotia Carved Spoon
Est.
CA$600
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CA$900
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Half-Hull Model: A half-hull ship model in a varnished surface mounted on a black backboard. Good form and colour, minor scrapes and nicks. 19th century. 5.75" x 27" x 5.5".
0210: Half-Hull Model
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
SOLD
Blue Ice Skates with Acorn Tips: A pair of early ice skates with hand forged blades and prominent curl at the tip terminating with a brass acorn finial. The blades are stamped C.W. Wirths a German manufacturer in Remscheid who in
0211: Blue Ice Skates with Acorn Tips
Est.
CA$200
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CA$300
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Early Connecticut Ice Skates: A pair of early American ice skates in red paint with hand forged blades having curled tips. Complete with the original leather strap and stamped on the underside "Meriden Conn. Mosanford". American,
0212: Early Connecticut Ice Skates
Est.
CA$300
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CA$500
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Noah's Ark with Animals: A small Noah's Ark child's toy in original paint including 45 carved animals along with Noah and his wife Naamah. Ex Bill and Pauline Hogan collection. Likely German-made for the North American
0213: Noah's Ark with Animals
Est.
CA$400
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CA$600
SOLD
Cape Cod Lighthouse Doorstop: A rare cast iron doorstop of the Highland lighthouse and keeper cottage in Cape Cod Massachusetts. Embossed on the front of the base is "Highland Light Cape Cod". Old paint with expected wear, minor
0214: Cape Cod Lighthouse Doorstop
Est.
CA$900
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CA$1,200
SOLD
Cast Iron "New York" Steamboat in Paint: Cast iron pull toy of the "City of New York" riverboat in completely original condition with original paint, made by Dent Hardware Co., Fullerton, PA.. American, circa 1900. 5.25" x 3.5" x 15". From
0215: Cast Iron "New York" Steamboat in Paint
Est.
CA$1,200
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CA$1,500
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Arcade "Showboat" Cast Iron Toy: A cast iron "Showboat" riverboat pull toy with bell in original paint. Embossed lettering SHOWBOAT on the side. When the toy is pulled, the turning axle with the attached clapper then rings the bell.
0216: Arcade "Showboat" Cast Iron Toy
Est.
CA$1,500
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CA$2,000
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Old Mill Doorstop: An American cast iron "Old Mill" doorstop in vibrant colours and great detail including a stone bridge over a winding lane. Made by and stamped on the back "#3 Copyright 1926 A.M.Greenblatt Studios
0217: Old Mill Doorstop
Est.
CA$600
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CA$800