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Powder Horn by John Tansel (1800-1872)Paint Decorated Shaker BoxTable Lamp with Nude Figures
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New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
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Canadiana & Decorative Arts

An exciting offering of fresh-to-the-market Canadiana antiques. Folk art and decorative art from the late 19th Century through to the 1970s featuring the Alan Emerson Collection. This sale features an impressive lineup of estate-fresh Canadian art by Maud Lewis, Joseph Swift, J.J. Kenyon, Homer Watson and many others. In the Canadiana category we feature stoneware and pottery, fruit jars, furniture, oil lamps, trade signs, quilts and folk art. Included is an impressive c.1900 folk art circus parade from the original Cornwall family estate. Highlights in the decorative arts section include majolica art pottery, figural silverplate, chicago school lamps and the long-awaited Jack Reingold Collection of cold-painted "naughty" bronzes. Overall, this sale is a Canadian milestone not to be missed.
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Leaf Wreath Quilt: Leaf Wreath Quilt with scalloped edges. Nice quilting (wreaths and checkerboard design). Applique leaves on the wreath - with pattern worked in miniature. Scalloped edge is hand-bound. From the
0073: Leaf Wreath QuiltEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Triple Irish Chain Quilt: Triple Irish Chain Quilt. Hand stitched pieced work and binding. Originally green cotton, now patinated to a beige colour. Nice evenly stitched quilting in semi-elliptical design. From the Tanenbaum
0074: Triple Irish Chain QuiltEst. CA$350-CA$450
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Bear's Paw Quilt: A graphic tri-coloured Mennonite Bear's Paw quilt in blue, black, and burgundy wool. Backed in a cotton calico print fabric. Burgundy sashing separates the Bear's Paw design and adds to the
0075: Bear's Paw QuiltEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Pine Tree Quilt: An unusual and unique simplified Pine Tree quilt pattern variation. Green calico cotton on white. Hand-pieced and hand-bound with lovely quilting of a wide rope twist design. From the Tanenbaum
0076: Pine Tree QuiltEst. CA$400-CA$475
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Tulip Applique Quilt: A beautiful Tulip Applique quilt designed using only two cotton calico mid nineteenth century prints worked on white cotton. Exceptionally large feathered quilting is skilfully stitched within a wide
0077: Tulip Applique QuiltEst. CA$450-CA$550
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Goose Chase Patchwork Quilt: Two cotton fabrics of plain cheddar and cotton calico print. The printed cotton calico design is placed carefully in the overall pattern of the quilt to create an additional graphic presentation. A
0078: Goose Chase Patchwork QuiltEst. CA$500-CA$650
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Silk Flower Garden Quilt Top: Flower Garden Quilt Top with a wonderful collection of 19th century solid coloured silks. Calligraphy paper pieces cut into hexagon shapes are used to form the pattern. The centre field is a six
0079: Silk Flower Garden Quilt TopEst. CA$500-CA$650
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White Trapunto Quilt: A beautiful white Trapunto Quilt with various quilting designs. This quilt features a centre wreath with a vine border and is hand-bound all around. Trapunto formed but not filled. From the Tanenbaum
0080: White Trapunto QuiltEst. CA$500-CA$700
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Goose Chase Bordered Quilt: Touching Pyramid Triangles with goose chase border. This quilt is worked with beautiful 19th century printed cotton. White sashing effectively frames the pattern to create a pleasing graphic design.
0081: Goose Chase Bordered QuiltEst. CA$700-CA$850
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Silk Painted Floral Counterpane Quilt: A very unusual silk Painted Counterpane with lace inserts. Tatting lace squares are worked in symmetrically. Decorated with a figural and scenic painted centre square, painted flowers and vines, and
0082: Silk Painted Floral Counterpane QuiltEst. CA$750-CA$850
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Mennonite Tulip and Cherry Quilt: A graphic wool Mennonite Tulip quilt in solid colours. Artistic quilting in a simple uniform design. Western Ontario. Notice the placement of the tulip in the upper left corner - the tulip square is
0083: Mennonite Tulip and Cherry QuiltEst. CA$750-CA$950
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Mennonite Log Cabin Barn Raising Quilt: Graphic Mennonite Barn Raising Log Cabin quilt in wool from Western Ontario. The lights and darks are arranged to form concentric diamonds thus giving the name of 'Barn Raising'. The traditional red
0084: Mennonite Log Cabin Barn Raising QuiltEst. CA$850-CA$950
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Four Touching Stars Quilt: Four Touching Stars Quilt with double diamond border in indigo and pink calico fabric. This hand-stitched quilt has exceptional quilting with wreath, feather, and cross-hatching designs. Hand-bound
0085: Four Touching Stars QuiltEst. CA$1,150-CA$1,450
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Pair of Chinese Elephants: Pair of Chinese pottery elephant form garden seats. The green glazed elephants each supporting a yellow seat. From the Robert Bolus Estate. Overpainted with green accents. Some glaze chips with touch
0086: Pair of Chinese ElephantsEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Ink Well: Depicts head of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with glass eyes mounted on ornate tray. Has original insert glass well. One eye replaced. Showing no signs of paint and some minor rust. Cast Iron,
0087: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Ink WellEst. CA$150-CA$400
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English Brass & Iron Trivet: English brass and cast iron adjustable fireplace trivet with a scrolled cast iron handle and pierced heart motifs. From the Alan Emerson Collection. Excellent working condition. Brass, cast iron.
0088: English Brass & Iron TrivetEst. CA$200-CA$300
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Painted Toleware Tea Tray: Early 19th century sheet iron serving tray of good quality. With shaped pierced handles. The central field is filled with a painted bouquet of flowers within a border of painted scrolls and
0089: Painted Toleware Tea TrayEst. CA$200-CA$400
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Mahogany Federal Mirror: American Federal period mirror with reverse painted glass panel to upper portion. Turned and spiral turned half-columns, with reeding, ebonizing and stamped brass discs to the corners and a
0090: Mahogany Federal MirrorEst. CA$200-CA$400
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American Chippendale Mirror: Late 18th century American Chippendale looking glass, with typical moulded surround and scrolled fretwork to top and bottom. From the Alan Emerson Collection. Replaced mirror and back boards. A small
0091: American Chippendale MirrorEst. CA$300-CA$400
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Carved Walnut Eagle: Boldly relief-carved scene featuring an eagle bringing a recent kill, possibly a squirrel or marmot, to her four waiting eaglets. From the Alan Emerson Collection. Ex. Alan Clairman Collection. As
0092: Carved Walnut EagleEst. CA$400-CA$800
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The Dominion Barometer and Thermometer: From the estate of well known Paris, Ontario potter J.H. Ahrens. Possibly obtained during an exhibition. Requires mercury tube. A split in the wood is evident beneath the thermometer. Marked: "J.H.
0093: The Dominion Barometer and ThermometerEst. CA$300-CA$400
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Burled Top Sutherland Table: A typical trestle form drop leaf table with demilune leaves opening to form an oval table. It closes to a very narrow form. The top burl is rootwood or circassian walnut. The main table frame is
0094: Burled Top Sutherland TableEst. CA$200-CA$300
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Rosewood Teapoy: A fine and unusual example with the round housing on a twist pedestal. The top and platform are nicely inlaid with flowers and foliage with a rootwood burled or circassian walnut background. The key
0095: Rosewood TeapoyEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Sheet Music Cabinet: A fine and unusual form of music cabinet with rootwood or circassian walnut veneer on the top and facing door. String inlays along with rosewood and mahogany covering the basic case. A brass filigree
0096: Sheet Music CabinetEst. CA$400-CA$600
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