A pair of merganser decoys in excellent condition, signed by the well-known Massachusetts carver Byron E. Bruffee and dated 1976. They measure 15" long.
MRA-03074 $350
A very nice mid 19th C. sandpaper painting featuring a park with a fountain, observatory and falls. The picture may have been copied from the transferware design of a platter.
The image measures 19 1/2' wide by 14 1/2" high.
MRA-02937 $950
An uncommon polychrome sandpaper painting, based on Nathaniel Currier's 1847 lithograph titled Naval Bombardment of Vera Cruz, March 1847. It shows the light-draft steamers Spitfire and Vixen that had been purchased from New York shipbuilders Brown & Bell, as well as two other schooners that were involved in the siege. Known as the Mosquito Fleet, they were under the command of Commodore Josiah Tatnall. Note the use of color in the American flags and furled sails that contrast with the monochromatic scene. 23" wide, 18" high
The image measures 23" wide by 18" high.
MRA-03078 $1,950
A very nice mid 19th C. sandpaper painting of a man and woman overlooking a waterfall. The image measures 23 1/2" wide by 18 3/4" high.
MRA-02992 $1,295
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A vivid mid-20th C. hooked rug from Nova Scotia. The edges are wrapped with black wool and it's in very good condition. It measures 26" x 41".
MRA-02894 $295
An early 1940s silkscreened poster titled From Stove Plate, Cake Mold, Fractur Painting and Ceramics. Printed along the bottom is Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania Plate No. 6, Index of American Design Penna Art Project WPA. It measures 14" wide by 18 1/4" high.
The Works Progress (later renamed Projects) Administration was a New Deal agency that was created during the Depression. Its purpose was to employ millions, including artists, to carry out large-scale public works projects such as this one, which was designed to benefit the arts.
MRA-03816 $175
An early 1940s silkscreened poster titled From a Dower Chest 1804. Printed along the bottom is Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania Plate No. 5, Index of American Design Penna Art Project WPA. It measures 14" wide by 18 1/4" high.
The Works Progress (later renamed Projects) Administration was a New Deal agency that was created during the Depression. Its purpose was to employ millions, including artists, to carry out large-scale public works projects such as this one, which was designed to benefit the arts.
MRA-03815 $175
An early 1940s silkscreened poster titled From Slipware Plate Late 18th Century. Printed along the bottom is Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania Plate No. 11, Index of American Design Penna Art Project WPA. It measures 14" wide by 18 1/4" high.
The Works Progress (later renamed Projects) Administration was a New Deal agency that was created during the Depression. Its purpose was to employ millions, including artists, to carry out large-scale public works projects such as this one, which was designed to benefit the arts.
MRA-03818 $175
A mid 20th C. watercolor of lilacs and roses in a bowl, signed LR Marilyn E. Shea and measuring 24" wide by 20" high.
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An early to mid 20th C. multicolored hooked rug made from solid and gingham cotton fabrics. It measures 46 1/2" wide by 25" high and has been mounted for hanging. Early 20th C.
MRA-04633 $195
A mid 20th C. finely hooked rug of an eagle. Mounted for hanging, it measures 28" wide and 32" high.
MRA-06991 $795
A signed and numbered lithograph titled Young Mother and Child by Sandu Liberman (1923 - 1977). An award-winning Romanian artist, Liberman settled in Israel in 1962, where he continued to paint and illustrate.
PI-M1a $125
A Philip R. Goodwin print titled In a Tight Corner, measuring 19 3/4" x 15 3/4". It was printed by Chapman Co., Brooklyn, New York and marked 1811.
MRA-06987 $55
A Philip R. Goodwin print titled An Unexpected Meeting, measuring 13 1/2" by 9". It was printed by Brown & Bigelow of St. Paul, Minnesota.
MRA-06986 $55
A circa 1875 hand-colored engraving titled Contrary Winds by English engraver Herbert K. Bourne, measuring 9 1/2" by 6 1/2". The original was painted by Thomas Webster (1800 - 1886).
MRA-06933 $85
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A double-sided game board featuring Parcheesi on one side and Backgammon and Nine Men's Morris on the reverse.
The side with Backgammon has a pencil drawing of a circa 1890s gentleman with a handle bar mustache.
$950
