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Circa-1850s red, green and white coxcomb cotton quilt, est. $1,500-$1,800

NHADA Americana selection showcased in Nov. 11 auction

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Circa-1850s red, green and white coxcomb cotton quilt, est. $1,500-$1,800

Circa-1850s red, green and white coxcomb cotton quilt, est. $1,500-$1,800

NEW YORK – On Thursday, November 11, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will conduct an auction titled New Hampshire Antiques Dealers: Americana. Choices include an early 18th-century Huguenot brass wine cooler; a circa-1850s red and green coxcomb quilt; a circa-1770 mahogany Rhode Island side chair with open work splat and stop fluted legs; a late 17th-century London delft octagonal plate depicting William and Mary; a pair of horse head cast iron finials; and an 1828 needlework sampler from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The 292 lots in the sale are, as always, curated by Clifford Wallach, an expert on tramp art, folk art, and Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Early 1940s three-dimensional Coca-Cola cooler sign, est. $3,000-$3,500

Jasper52 serves up unusual Coca-Cola sign in Sept. 23 Americana auction

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Early 1940s three-dimensional Coca-Cola cooler sign, est. $3,000-$3,500

Early 1940s three-dimensional Coca-Cola cooler sign, est. $3,000-$3,500

NEW YORK – On Thursday, September 23, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will offer a sale of Americana, Folk Art, and Outsider Art. As always, its 337 lots are curated by the stalwart Clifford Wallach, an expert in tramp art, folk art, and Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Jasper52 showcases choice Americana, advertising Sept. 9

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Horse race gaming wheel with alternating black and white horses, 1950s. Estimate $750-$850

NEW YORK – On Thursday, September 9, starting at 6 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will host a 375-lot Americana auction for the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association. As always, the sale is curated by Clifford Wallach, a noted expert in the realms of tramp art, folk art, and Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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NHADA dealers offer choice Americana in Jasper52 auction

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Hand-pieced sampler quilt top commemorating the 1876 Centennial, estimated at $1,200-$1,500

Hand-pieced sampler quilt top commemorating the 1876 Centennial, estimated at $1,200-$1,500

NEW YORK – Few can match the quality and the reputation of the members of the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association (NHADA). Once again, Jasper52 will devote a sale to wares from these dealers. The 299-lot auction kicks off at 6 pm Eastern time on July 22. As always, it is curated by Clifford Wallach, an expert in tramp art, folk art, and Americana. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Appliqued quilt created between 1860 and 1870, estimated at $2,000-$2,500

July 8 auction offers Americana, folk art & outsider Art

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Appliqued quilt created between 1860 and 1870, estimated at $2,000-$2,500

Appliqued quilt created between 1860 and 1870, estimated at $2,000-$2,500

NEW YORK – The realms of Americana, Folk Art, and Outsider Art covers a startlingly wide range of objects and artifacts. Source materials range from silver, ceramics, cloth, glass, brass, iron, cardboard, wood, tin, paper, and stone. Items that can qualify include board games, trade signs, wind-up toys, fireplace tools, paintings, prints, drawings, carvings, pitchers, plates, paperweights, carnival targets, alphabet blocks, coverlets, candlesticks, vases, plates, flags, trophies, tankards, canes, and frames, to name just a scant few.

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