Morgan Rank Collection of Folk Art & Musical Instruments

The Morgan Rank Collection of Folk Art & Musical Instruments lots 608-836 of the Summer Americana & Paintings Auction

Thursday, July 31, 2014

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Americana & Paintings At Auction: Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. : Lots 1- 248 Thursday, July 31, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. : Lots 401-836 Friday, August 1, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. : Lots 1,001-1498 On Exhibit: Tuesday, July 29: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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The Morgan Rank Collection of Folk Art & Musical Instruments Morgan Rank’s collection began in childhood. His family moved all over the globe following his father’s career path, and Morgan would take along his treasures in a small trunk. When he made his way to the United States, he was struck by the ingenuity seen in American folk art – a genre he classifies as pieces being handmade to give to someone or to keep for oneself, not anything made with commercial intention. This spirit of ingenuity, of crafting something out of what material is available, is acutely displayed in Morgan’s collection of musical instruments.

He operated his eponymous gallery in East Hampton, Long Island, from the 1970s until 2001. It served as a gathering spot for the community with the likes of artist Willem de Kooning and author Kurt Vonnegut spending time on the benches in front of his store. Because the gallery operated only seasonally, Morgan had the winter to travel the United States in search of folk art, buying only what he thought was the best.

608. HIGH WHEELER BICYCLE American, 19th Century Wooden frame with metal mounts. Large front wheel with metal spokes and rim. Smaller rear wheel with wooden spokes and metal rim. One pedal original; other made from a large spool. Old-red wash finish to handlebars and front fork. Height 56”.

500/1,000

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609. BICYCLE WITH WOODEN FRAME AND WHEEL Late 19th/Early 20th Century Some attachments in metal. Sans seat. With its graceful lines, this piece could make a unique wall display. Height 40”. Length 70”.

300/500 610. CHILD’S BICYCLE

Early 20th Century Wood and metal frame. Turned wooden wheels with rubber rims.

Chain driven. Height 33.5”.

Length 37”.

100/200

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611. SPECTACULAR AMERICAN FOLK ART PIE SAFE

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Painted blue. Polychrome pierced tin panels inset at sides and front doors. Fan-form decoration at corners of tin panels. Side and several door panels with sheaves of wheat decoration. Cornucopia design at center of door panels.

Shelved interior. Tapered legs. Height 59.5”. Width 52.5”.

Depth 23”. Purchased by the consignor in Alabama.

2,500/3,500 612. TWIG ALPHABET SET 20th Century Letter-form twigs mounted to wooden plaques. Missing K, Q and R. Includes two H, two P and two X. Sizes vary.

Height of largest 12.25”.

100/200

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613. SMALL HANGING WALL CUPBOARD

American, Early 20th Century Exterior under old blue paint. Interior painted white and red.

Single door with inset tin panel painted blue, chrome yellow and red with pierced half circles at top, bottom and sides, and two hearts at center. Wear to painted surfaces reveals older layers of milk white and red paint. Height 16”. Width 11”.

Depth 7”.

200/300

614. AMERICAN FOLK ART CRADLE Texas, 1938 In oak and maple. Posts with carved “A”, “B”, “C” and “D” finials. One side of cradle with silhouette carving of a horse and “1938” flanked by a carved picture frame housing a black-and-white photograph of horse and rider. Other side with two long rectangular carved picture frames, the upper housing four photographs of the family that used this cradle. Silhouette carving of a heart on one rocker and “SCL” on the other. Height 37.5”. Length 38.75”. Width 27.5”.

500/1,000 615. ADIRONDACK SIDE TABLE Late 19th/Early 20th Century In milk white paint. Applied twigs at skirt and upper portion of tapered legs. Entire table with exception of top with round tack decoration. Height 25.75”. Length 23.5”. Width 15”.

200/300 616. VINTAGE GALVANIZED METAL CABINET 20th Century Two-door cupboard over a drop-front compartment over a single drawer. Door and drawer frames painted blue. Height 40.25”.

Width 25”. Depth 15.25”.

400/700

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617. PAIR OF UNIQUE MORAVIAN CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN WEDDING CHAIRS

Pennsylvania, 19th Century Groom’s chair with crest rail and arms supported by eight polychrome male and female Moravian figures, several playing musical instruments. Arms terminate in carved clenched fists. Plank seats.

Turned legs with central section of polychrome stacked balls. Slightly smaller bride’s chair nearly identical to the groom’s chair except with seven carved Moravian figures.

5,000/10,000

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618. EXTREMELY FOLKSY WRITING DESK Late 19th/Early 20th Century Upper section with backboard, single medial shelf and a reverse-painted mirror inset to backboard above shelf. Lower section with slanted writing surface that lifts to reveal an open interior compartment. Two half-drawers below. Molded front legs. Old crazed milk paint finish with red star decoration throughout. Some surfaces with applied geometric moldings painted red and blue. Marbles inset to edge of shelf and writing surface. Height 58”. Width 33.25”. Depth 29.25”.

Purchased by the consignor in Alabama.

2,000/2,500

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619. CARVED WOODEN PERSIAN BED

Late 19th Century Painted red with gilt highlighting. Arched headboard and footboard with pierced and floral rosette design. Removable carved posts.

Height including posts 82.75”. Width between rails 60” (queen size).

1,000/1,500

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620. STEP-BACK CUPBOARD Early 20th Century Painted yellow with black trim. Both upper and lower section with two closed-face cupboard doors. Upper section with single interior shelf; lower section sans shelves.

Height 65.5”. Width 26.5”. Depth 19.75”.

500/700 621. GENERAL STORE COUNTER Late 19th Century In milk white paint. Two front panels made from tongue-and-groove wooden planks set on the diagonal. Nice moldings throughout. Height approx. 35.25”. Length 93”.

Depth 22”. Used exclusively in the consignor’s antique shop for many years.

1,200/1,600

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622. BIRDHOUSE First Half of the 20th Century In the form of a deer’s head mounted to a wooden backboard covered with metal sheeting. Deer head made from a wooden frame covered with Late 19th Century pressed metal ceiling tiles. Deer with genuine deer antlers. Eyes made from caster wheels. Birds enter through a single “nostril”. Applied metal letters to backboard and deer head spell out “Camp Buckaroo”. Height 25”. Width 34.25”.

Depth 24.5”.

500/1,000 623. EARLY OUTSIDER ART CAT-FORM BIRDHOUSE

20th Century Body made primarily of wood with sheet metal applied to top.

Nails used as whiskers and a muffin tin as the nose. Applied metal eyes and claws. Pipe metal tail. Painted black. Height 32.5”.

Length 42.5”.

400/800 624. PAINTED WOODEN SIGN First Half of the 20th Century “Dog Bites Beware!” in red lettering below a scene of a dog chasing a running man. Signed illegibly lower right. 11” x 35.5”. 250/350 625. ANTIQUE AMERICAN MEETING HOUSE BENCH

Mid-19th Century In pine and maple. Rodback-style with arms at each end. Turned legs with rod stretchers. Length approximately 15’0”.

400/800 626. ANTIQUE AMERICAN MEETING HOUSE BENCH

Mid-19th Century In pine and maple. Rodback-style with arms at each end. Turned legs with rod stretchers. Length approximately 15’0”.

400/800

This bench, as well as Lot 626, were used for many years in Morgan Rank’s Easthampton, Long Island shop. Rank recalls many locals and celebrities, including artist Willem de Koonig, discussing the day’s events while seated on the benches.

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627. INCREDIBLE TRAMP ART SECRETARY Late 19th/Early 20th Century In hardwoods, some of which appear to be southern yellow pine. Upper portion with two doors with pierced tin panels in a diamond, circle and star design.

Shelved interior. Lower portion with slant-lid writing surface that opens to reveal interior pigeonholes. Two cupboards with paneled doors below. Entire body of secretary excluding tin panels has extensive tiered wooden appliqué in geometric and star forms. Height 77”. Width 45.5”. Depth 18”.

8,000/12,000

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628. AMERICAN FOLK BANJO 20th Century Made completely of matchsticks except for tuning pegs, bridge and tailpiece. Head is a remo skin. Some metal rivets used in construction. Length 32.5”.

500/800

632. SIX-STRING FOLK GUITAR Early 20th Century Made from walnut with alternating light and dark inlay. Sides of body with numerous brass straps.

Support attachment at neck allows instrument to be played on a tabletop. Length 39”.

500/1,000

629. APPALACHIAN FOLK DULCIMER

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Figure-8 style body. Inlaid circles surround a single central sound hole. “Mr RH Gesson” handwritten lightly in pen on face. Length 28.5”.

250/350

633. SIX-STRING FOLK GUITAR

Probably Pennsylvania, 19th Century In walnut under medium-blue paint with yellow, coral and black geometric and foliate designs. Length 36”.

800/1,200

630. APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN-STYLE DULCIMER Late 19th/Early 20th Century Made from bird’s-eye maple with red painted highlights on front and back of body. Carved fourpetal flower at head. Length 36”.

400/700

634. “GYPSY DULCIMER”

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Contained within its own pressed wood case with floral designs. Accompanied by a note: “Gypsy Dulcimer Used for Accompament [sic] for the Dancing Girls Around the Campfire.”, which accompanied the piece when Mr. Rank purchased the instrument from a museum. Case height 4”. Width 31”. Depth 4.75”.

300/500

631. DULCIMER Probably Pennsylvania, Late 19th/Early 20th Century Made from varied woods in a triangular form. Heartform sound hole. Interior label handwritten and printed “Number 16 Pete Stanley (maker) February [?]”. Length 37.5”.

400/600

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635. CAST IRON GUITAR Early 20th Century Under silver radiator paint. Fretboard with inset copper frets and three circular mother-ofpearl inlays. Although the instrument appears like it was made to be playable, our opinion is it was used as a trade sign for a music store or pub. Length 37”.

400/600 636. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE Signed in pencil on interior “W.S. Luke Corneastville Pen.” and dated 1924. Made from various woods with exceptional graining at neck and sides. Scroll piece carved in the form of a cat’s head with overlaid eyes. Heart-form tuning pegs with mother-of-pearl heart-shaped inlay.

Fingerboard with geometric and star-form mother-of-pearl inlay. Length 26.25”. 500/800 637. SHAPED WOODEN VIOLIN CASE Early 19th Century Brass bail handle at top. Chip-carved two-compartment interior. Clamp for bow built into top. Relined in contemporary red felt. Length 31”.

100/250 638. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE Early 20th Century Made from varied woods with nice tiger maple scroll piece, neck and back. Length 23.5”.

100/150 639. FIVE-STRING FIDDLE 19th Century Wood and brass feet attached to bottom for use in playing instrument on a tabletop. Boldly carved scroll piece. Faux grain staining to back. Length 23”.

200/300 640. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE “E.M. Harris 1906 Antrum Maker, N.H.” handwritten on interior label. Scroll piece carved in the form of a head of a woman wearing a bonnet. Two relief-carved flower blossoms on back. Length 24.5”.

2,000/3,000 641. AMERICAN FOLK VIOLIN 19th Century Ebonized body. Scroll piece carved in the form of a lion’s head. Tuning pegs with mother-ofpearl inlay. Length 23.5”.

500/1,000

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642. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE Made from various woods with trapezoidal body. “41” stamped on back of body. Length 23.5”.

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643. FOLK FIDDLE 19th Century Made from various woods, possibly maple and ash. Primitive bold scroll piece. Two F-holes, each with three diamond-shaped openings. Simplistic but elegant proportions. Length 25.25”.

200/250 644. FOLK FIDDLE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Rectangular wooden body with painted and stained geometric decoration on front and back. Unique geometric arrangement of multiple small sound holes. Length 24.5”.

400/600 645. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE Marked in ink on interior “I P 35” and dated 1935. Made from unknown wood in a dark stain. Simple carved scroll piece.

Length 24.75”.

300/500 646. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE Marked in pencil on interior “R.A.P. Powell 1934 Violio”. Made from varied woods. Back with faux-grain stain. Length 23.5”.

250/350 647. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE 19th Century “Barker 19.64” handwritten in ink on interior label, probably from when a repair was made to the top. Top with grooved carving throughout. Back with similar carving and “The Yellow Roose”. Scroll eye with mother-of-pearl overlay. Length 25”.

500/1,000 648. CASED FOLK VIOLIN “1918” on typewritten sticker in interior. Cherry body. Length 23.5”. Wooden case.

200/300

649. CASED AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE Early 20th Century Made from varied woods. Top of body completely unglued. Large knop-form scroll piece. Interior with repair notations in pencil signed “Wm Rosher Spt. 8, 1923”. Length 24.75”. Cloth case.

200/300 Note: According to an accompanying facsimile of an unidentified publication, Rosher is a violin maker from Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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650. CASED FIDDLE Inscribed in pen “Made by Wallace Genoron” and dated 1893 on interior label. Scroll piece carved in the form of a lion’s head with inlaid eyes, based on the lion in the Edward Hicks painting “The Peaceable Kingdom”. String inlay on front and back of body. Length 23.75”.

300/500 651. UNUSUAL FIDDLE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Body made completely from matchsticks. Scroll piece carved in the form of a double ram’s head. Body coated in resin, presumably to maintain the longevity of the piece. Length 24”. Wooden case.

1,000/1,500 652. DIMINUTIVE CASED FIDDLE Late 19th Century In a simplistic yet graceful form. Scroll piece and neck in tiger maple. Length 20.25”. “Frank Howell” etched into top of original oak case.

400/600 653. CASED FOLK FIDDLE Probably 19th Century Body painted black with red trim. “Pat 1781” and “It Can’t Be Beet” carved into front of body. “1781”, a crescent moon, “price”, “100$” and a four-pointed star within a circle carved into back. Date of 1781 probably apocryphal. Several applied walnut moldings to front and back. Nicely carved scroll piece. Length 23.5”. 19th Century grain-painted wooden case.

800/1,400 654. CASED FOLK FIDDLE “Made by C A Jarvis Year of 1899” handwritten on interior label. Scroll piece in the form of a frog. Length 24”. 500/1,000 655. CASED FOLK FIDDLE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Top entirely inlaid with multi-wood banding. Sides with multi-wood diamond-form inlay and vertical banding. Back in tiger maple with multi-wood banded inlays. Length 24”. Wooden case.

800/1,200

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656. SIX AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLES

Early 20th Century Made from varied woods. Several signed.

All in need of restoration. Lengths approx. 24”.

500/800 657. AMERICAN FOLK SINGLE-STRING INSTRUMENT

Early 20th Century Body made from a wooden box with applied wooden top and bottom in traditional fiddle shape. Length 33.5”.

300/500 656, six

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658. AMERICAN FOLK BANJO-STYLE TWO-STRING INSTRUMENT

First Half of the 20th Century Circular wooden body painted and stained red and black. Multiple geometric sound holes. Ebonized wooden neck.

Made for use with a bow instead of being plucked; as such, it does not have a bridge. Length 32.75”.

250/300 659. AMERICAN FOLK CIGAR BOX UKULELE Early 20th Century Painted bright red. Inset brass frets.

Length 20.5”.

100/150

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660. AMERICAN FOLK BANJO-TYPE INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century Body made from a wooden kitchen box, enameled pot cover and a metal pie plate.

Wooden neck. Tuning pegs missing.

Length 30.5”.

150/250 661. DIMINUTIVE SINGLE-STRING INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century Made to be used with a bow. Length 17.5”.

100/200

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662. DIMINUTIVE THREE-STRING INSTRUMENT

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Made of mahogany and other woods. Two modified f-holes. Length 14”.

100/200

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663. SINGLE-STRING CIGAR BOX INSTRUMENT

Early 20th Century Meant to used with a bow. Length 28.5”.

100/200 664. BOX-FORM FOLK MANDOLIN

Early 20th Century Primitive fingering board. Length 26.5”.

100/150 665. ONE-STRING CIGAR BOX INSTRUMENT

Early 20th Century Meant to be used with a bow. Length 31”. 100/200 666. CARVED FOLK UKULELE

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Top with carved decoration of a dancing woman surrounded by bird and foliate design. Length 16”.

300/400

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667. POLYCHROME PAINTED UKULELE

Late 19th/Early 20th Century With Northwest Coastal designs. Head carved and painted in the form of a bird. Bird’s legs carved to form the shapes of whale tails. Fretboard with multicolor geometric designs. Large bird on front of body. Back of body depicts a seated dog. Length 21”.

800/1,200 668. ONE-STRING CIGAR BOX INSTRUMENT

Early 20th Century Solid wooden neck with inset brass frets. Length 18”.

200/250 669. AMERICAN FOLK CIGAR BOX UKULELE

Early 20th Century Lithograph on interior depicts an African American child. Length 18.5”.

250/350

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670. AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPE Bear and frog figures at top. Length 8”.

Early 20th Century 400/600

671. AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPE In the form of a kneeling man holding a bowl. Height 5”.

20th Century 200/300

672. AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPE In the form of a human skull. Height 2.5”.

First Half of the 20th Century 300/400

673. AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPE 20th Century Monumental base with incised floral design. Vasiform pipe bowl with three bears and one turtle at the corners. Height 5.25”.

250/350 674. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES One in duck form and one in animal form. Lengths 7.5” and 8”.

675. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CATLINITE PIPES In traditional pipe form. Lengths 5.25” and 5.5”.

20th Century 300/500 First Half of the 20th Century 300/500

676. AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE FIGURAL EFFIGY PIPE Signed on bottom “Wycliff ... Ky [Kentucky]”. Height 7.5”. Length 10.25”.

20th Century 300/500

677. LARGE AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPE In human figural form. Height 9.5”.

20th Century 500/700

678. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES Both in flying bird form. Lengths 10.75” and 12”.

20th Century 400/600

679. THREE AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES Each in the form of a seated human figure, which creates the shape of the pipe. Lengths from 5.5” to 9.25”.

20th Century 500/700

680. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES Both in bear form. Lengths 6.75”.

20th Century 400/600

681. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE PLATFORM PIPES One with incised geometric designs. Lengths 8.5” and 9”.

20th Century 400/600

682. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES Both in bird form. Lengths 6.5” and 8.5”.

20th Century 200/400

683. THREE AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES In the forms of a contorted man, a man’s head and a kneeling man. Heights from 2.75” to 6”.

20th Century 500/700

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684. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES Both in bird form. Lengths 9” and 10”.

20th Century 300/500

685. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES One in the form of a wolf, length 12”, and one in the form of a raccoon, length 7.5”.

20th Century 300/500

686. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES Both in bird form. Lengths 7.75” and 9.25”.

20th Century 400/600

687. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES 20th Century One in bird form, length 8”, and one in a quatrefoil form with two bear heads and two human heads, length 4.5”. 300/500 688. THREE AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES In varied forms. Lengths from 3” to 6.75”.

20th Century 250/350

689. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES Both in bird form. Lengths 7.5” and 12.25”.

20th Century 400/600

690. TWO AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE EFFIGY PIPES One in bird form, length 7.5”, and one in frog form, length 8.75”.

20th Century 200/300

691. FOUR AMERICAN NATIVE CARVED STONE PIPES In varied forms. Heights from 2.5” to 5.25”.

20th Century 500/700

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692. EXCEEDINGLY RARE AMERICAN FIDDLE

Early 20th Century Highly detailed carved scroll piece in the form of a male African American head wearing a cap with “Sambo” painted in red on underside of the flipped-up bill. Eyes and teeth with painted features. Carved tailpiece in the form of a reclining dog. Length 27”. Complete with original walnut case with inlaid stars and hearts. Probably one of the best folk instruments in this collection, and one of the finest to surface to the market.

20,000/30,000

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693. AMERICAN FOLK THREE-STRING BASS Late 19th Century Angular teardrop-form wooden body painted medium blue with off-white trim. Barn red wooden head and neck. The paint and graceful line of this piece give it a wonderful look for the folk art collector. Length 70.25”.

1,000/2,000 694. AMERICAN FOLK SIX-STRING GUITAR Early 20th Century Interior label marked “Archie Worthington”. Made from varied woods with exceptional mother-of-pearl inlay at neck and body in star, spade, diamond, heart, clover and other geometric designs. Length 36.5”.

1,000/1,500 695. AMERICAN FOLK BASS First Half of the 20th Century Wooden head, neck and oversize body painted black with faded gold trim. Old silver plated liquor label reading “Brute” attached to top of head. Body with elongated f-holes and tape-like residue spelling out “Les- Hyrondelles-[?]” and “Nalpadous”. Height 74”.

800/1,200 696. GALVANIZED METAL AND WOOD SIX-STRING GUITAR Three tuning keys made from wood and three made from bolts, wing nuts and screws. Length 34.5”.

697. AMERICAN FOLK UKULELE Beaverboard body painted red. Stained wooden one-piece neck with inset brass frets. Length 20.5”.

Early 20th Century 150/200 20th Century 150/200

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698. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Early 20th Century Elongated wooden body with bird’s-eye maple tailpiece. Two-piece wooden scroll piece and neck. Length 23”.

200/300 699. CASED AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Made of varied woods. Delicately carved scroll. Tailpiece with geometric bone inlay.

Length 23.25”. Old wooden case. 400/600 700. CASED AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Late 19th Century Nicely grained cherry and maple body.

Tailpiece inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Length 23.5”. Leather case in poor condition. 300/500

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701. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Early 20th Century Deeply molded body made from varied woods. Length 23”.

150/250 702. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Early 20th Century Angular body made from assorted woods.

Length 21.25”.

100/200 703. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Early 20th Century Illegible inscription on interior. Bright finish. Length 22.75”.

150/250 704. CASED FOLK FIDDLE “Elmer A. Maker, Swansea, Mass.” and dated 1914 on handwritten interior label.

Walnut body and delicately carved scroll piece. Length 23.75”. Wooden case.

300/400

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705. CASED FIDDLE Signed on interior “Arthur S. Dow Newbury Port Mass. 1915”. Length 24”.

400/600 706. CASED FOLK FIDDLE “Straight-uncut grain model made by A.A. Richardson Quincy Mass. December 1934” handwritten on interior label. Cherry body with nicely carved scroll piece. Length 23.5”.

Wooden case.

300/500

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707. OVERSIZE AMERICAN FOLK GUITAR First Half of the 20th Century Metal body with wooden neck, saddle and bridge, and inlaid steel frets. Front of body entirely covered with soda bottlecaps. Length 48.75”.

300/500 708. ONE-MAN BAND INSTRUMENT 20th Century Rectangular wooden pole with half-moon shaped plaque at top that suspends three small cymbal-type items. Wire attached to plaque stretches across a round tin at bottom of pole. When the wire is plucked, it activates a device to strike the tin. All pieces painted black with yellow face painted on plaque at top, assorted symbols at center of pole, and star decoration on tin. Length 62”.

400/600 709. AMERICAN FOLK ONE-MAN BAND INSTRUMENT 20th Century Wooden pole painted blue with cymbal suspending hanging bells at top. Carved wooden devil’s head below cymbal. Wire attached to pole below face stretches over a red tambourine at bottom of pole. Strumming wire activates a hammer that hits the tambourine. Length approx. 76.5”.

500/1,000 710. AMERICAN FOLK ONE-MAN BAND INSTRUMENT 20th Century Retains labels marked “Stumpf Fiddle” and “Stumpf Fiddle No 4258 Handcrafted

by Woody, Willy an’ Shorty, descendants of The Venerable Harry S. Stumpf Fiddle Factory, Inc. ... Cleveland, WI ...”. Numerous sounding devices attached to a pole painted black. Length 46.5”.

200/300

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711. AMERICAN FOLK BASS 20th Century “James Titsworth” and “March 5, 1984 Russelville, Arkansas” handwritten in ink on interior. Body made entirely from matchsticks with solid wooden scroll, head and neck. Shaped f-holes. Overall length 77.5”.

4,000/6,000 712. AMERICAN FOLK BASS First Half of the 20th Century Rusted metal body with primitive impressions in the form of f-holes but no actual sound holes. “Janna” carved into head.

Wooden neck with black finish. Wooden bridge. Length 63.5”.

300/500 713. AMERICAN FOLK OVERSIZE BASS First Half of the 20th Century Metal body with exaggerated waist. One-piece wooden head and neck in a dark stain. Length 84”.

300/500 714. AMERICAN FOLK BASS Late 19th/Early 20th Century “Henry O. Kruse Jr. Maker of Guitars Stringed Instruments Cincinnati, Ohio” on interior printed label. Handwritten in pen on interior “Repaired 1984”. Made from varied woods with exceptionally deep body in teardrop form, and bold head and neck. Length approx. 72”.

800/1,200

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715. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

19th Century In pine with maple scroll piece and neck.

Sides of body with relief geometric carving.

Spread-tail peacock carved to lower edge of back of body. Scroll piece carved in the form of the head of Columbia. A truly wonderful piece of 19th Century American folk art. Length 24”.

1,200/1,800

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716. AMERICAN FOLK UKULELE

Early 20th Century Labeled on interior “Hand Made By R.A. Watkins Jackson. Mich.” Made from various woods. Top of head carved to form a horse’s head. Heart-form inlay below.

Length 25”.

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717. FOUR-STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century Made from mahogany and other woods.

Body in the form of a six-pointed star with heart-shaped sounding holes at each point.

Two lithograph transfers applied to front.

Length 33.25”.

500/1,000 718. AMERICAN FOLK SIX-STRING BANJO-STYLE INSTRUMENT First Quarter of the 20th Century Body made from a nickel-plated copper tin with a wooden top. Solid wooden peghead and neck. Length 31.5”.

150/250 719. AMERICAN FOLK ONE-STRING CIGAR BOX INSTRUMENT

Early 20th Century One-piece wooden neck. Carved f-holes.

Length 30.5”.

150/250

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720. AMERICAN FOLK FOUR-STRING BANJO Early 20th Century Body made from a Swift & Co. tin with wooden top and bottom. Tin shows traces of Nouveau-style decoration. Solid wooden peghead and neck. Length 29”. 250/300

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721. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Early 20th Century Angular I-form body made from poplar.

Curly maple neck. Length 23.5”. 250/300 722. AMERICAN FOLK FOUR-STRING INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century Made from roughly hewn pine. Fretboard a later addition. Length 27.5”.

300/400 723. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Made from hardwood with bold scroll piece, atypically large tuning pegs and elongated body. Length 28.25”. 200/250 721

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724. ELABORATELY CARVED FOLK FIDDLE Interior marked “Reece” in a banner with “#41” above and “1962” below. Spruce top.

Relief foliate carving to scroll piece and sides of body. Back with relief carving of “Buddy Rogers” in banner at center and two bouquets of roses and leaves with overlapping stems. Length 24.25”.

2,500/3,500

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725. FOLK DOUBLE HARP 19th Century Made from assorted woods. Barrel-form front with staves supported by brass caps and wood strapping. Height approx. 55”.

800/1,200

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726. UNUSUAL FOLK FIDDLE

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Openwork solid wood body with nicely carved scroll. Attached brass amplifying mechanism. Length 23”.

300/500 727. AMERICAN FOLK ONE-STRING INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century Three-piece walnut body with attached amplifier and horn. Nickel plate on front with illegible impressed markings.

Length 32”.

200/250

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728. ONE-STRING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century In mahogany and other woods. Boxform body with two f-holes and attached amplifier and tin horn. Inlaid fretboard.

Length 31”.

200/300 729. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Late 19th Century In a simplistic yet graceful form. Body painted and retains deep rich patina.

Length 23.25”.

250/350 730. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

19th Century Nicely grained walnut body. Bone tailpiece.

Gutta percha chin rest with molded lyre, sheet of music and foliate decoration.

Length 24.5”.

200/300 731. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Late 19th Century Cherry body with nice patina. Nicely carved scroll piece. Length 24.5”. 200/300

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732. AMERICAN FOLK THREE-STRING INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century Box-form body with heart-shaped sound holes. Solid wooden neck. Length 28.75”.

200/300 733. AMERICAN FOLK EIGHT-STRING INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century In rectangular box form with short neck and crudely made tuning keys. Dark stained finish. Length 24.5”.

200/250 734. AMERICAN FOLK ONE-STRING INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century Cigar box body and solid wooden neck both show some traces of reddish paint.

Length 23.5”.

200/300

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735. AMERICAN FOLK TAMBURITZA Pennsylvania-German, First Half of the 20th Century Constructed from various woods with floral mother-of-pearl inlay to top of body. Length 24”.

300/500 736. AMERICAN FOLK ONE-STRING CIGAR BOX INSTRUMENT Early 20th Century One-piece wooden neck in a dark stain. Body with two carved f-holes flanking two slit sound holes. Length 26.25”. 150/250 737. AMERICAN FOLK SIX-STRING TAMBURITZA Pennsylvania-German, First Half of the 20th Century Made from multiple woods with inlaid mother-of-pearl flowers to top of body. Length 25”.

300/500 738. AMERICAN FOLK SIX-STRING TAMBURICA Pennsylvania-German, 20th Century Signed twice on interior by G.I. Selinshick of Pennsylvania. Wooden body in teardrop form with floral mother-of-pearl inlay to top. Wooden head with engraved metal appliqué and a mother-of-pearl inlaid flower blossom. Wooden fretboard with rectangular mother-of-pearl inlay. Length 35.75”.

300/500 739. ELECTRIFIED AMERICAN FOLK TAMBURICA 20th Century Top of wooden body with floral mother-of-pearl inlay. Swirled paint heavily applied to back of body. Electrified pick-up in sound hole. Head with floral-form mother-of-pearl inlay and engraved metal appliqué. Fretboard with rectangular motherof-pearl inlay. Length 35.25”.

300/500 740. AMERICAN FOLK TAMBURITZA Pennsylvania-German, First Half of the 20th Century Multi-wood construction. Black panel inset on top of body. Length 21”.

200/300 741. AMERICAN FOLK TAMBURITZA Pennsylvania-German, First Half of the 20th Century Mother-of-pearl inlay to top of multi-wood body. Head with inset floral decoration. Length 22.5”.

200/300

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742. RARE CARVED ROOT SCULPTURE

American, Early 20th Century Nine carved human figures emanate from a single root. Signed on bottom “Garue”.

Height 16.5”. Width approx. 28”.

2,000/3,000 743. OUTSIDER ART CARVED WOODEN FIGURE OF A DOG 20th Century Painted black and white to resemble a Dalmatian. Height 18”. Length 23.5”.

200/300

744. RARE DUTCH EAST INDIA CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN TRADE FIGURE

Late 18th/Early 19th Century A male Dutch figure in a seated position wearing a tricorn hat. Finely detailed curly hair. Holding a musket in his right hand; the gun barrel and portion of stock replaced some time ago. Traces of old paint remain throughout. Mounted on a contemporary base. Height 35.5”.

3,000/4,000

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745. PAIR OF CARVED WOODEN ARTICULATED AFRICAN AMERICAN SCARECROW FIGURES

Southern United States, Late 19th Century Carved and painted facial features. Jointed at shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles. Sans clothing. Height of male figure approx. 65.5” and female figure approx. 64”.

4,000/6,000 746. NEAR LIFE-SIZE FOLK ART MINSTREL FIGURE First Quarter of the 20th Century Female figure with carved wooden head, hands and articulated legs, all painted black. Stuffed torso and upper arms with black fabric covering. Padded upper legs with white fabric covering. Wearing a period black lace dress and black leather boots. Suspended from a contemporary metal stand. Figure height 60”.

2,500/3,500

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747. PAIR OF SCARECROW FIGURES

American,

First Half of the 20th Century A man and woman. Heads made from tin cans with attached and painted facial features. Heavy paper and wood bodies jointed at shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, hips, knees and ankles. Dressed in 1940s-style clothing. Heights 69” and 75.5”.

Accompanied by a wooden sign painted “Pryvut Guardens No Burds Alloud”. Figures and sign include contemporary metal stands.

1,800/2,500 Found by the consignor in Maine.

748. THREE LIFE-SIZE AMERICAN NATIVE FIGURES

20th Century Two men and one woman.

Beautifully carved wooden heads mounted to wood-frame bodies jointed at the shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Carved wooden hands.

Dressed in western-style clothing with some beadwork accompaniments.

Heights approx. 70”. 1,200/1,800 749. TWO CARVED AMERICAN NATIVE FIGURES

20th Century Carved wooden heads mounted to stuffed wood-frame bodies. Dressed in western-style clothing. Heights 35” and 39.5”.

500/1,000

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750. AMERICAN FOLK PAPIER-MÂCHÉ CIGAR STORE INDIAN FIGURE

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Male figure with long black hair. Wearing a red blanket over his shoulders, a white shirt, bead and bear claw necklaces, a beaded belt, black pants and cream-colored moccasins with red stitching. Left hand wrapped around the handle of a knife, the blade of which is underneath his belt. Mounted to a wooden base. Papier-mâché separating between moccasins and legs and is in need of professional restoration. Overall approx. height 79”.

5,000/10,000

751. UNCLE SAM SCARECROW FIGURE

Late 19th Century Possibly Centennial. Hair and beard made from steel wool. Facial features made from buttons and a door latch. Wearing a blue jacket with hand-sewn white appliquéd stars, a white shirt, red and white striped pants, and black leather shoes. Height 63”.

4,000/6,000

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752. BEADED CAMEROONIAN MALE FERTILITY FIGURE Early 20th Century From the Bamileke tribe. Beadwork, predominantly in blue and green, over burlap.

Figure holds an object in its right hand. Mounted to a wooden base. Height 68”.

1,000/1,500 753. BEADED CAMEROONIAN MALE FERTILITY FIGURE Early 20th Century From the Bamileke tribe. Beadwork, predominantly in red and blue, over burlap.

Figure holds a fishtail in its right hand. Mounted to a contemporary wooden base.

Height 72”.

1,000/1,500 Note: The consignor reports Lots 752 and 753 were once in the collection of Gaston DeHavanon, a prominent collector of African art.

754. PAIR OF CARVED WOODEN JAVANESE FIGURES Late 19th/Early 20th Century Jointed at neck, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Well-executed carving to faces, limbs, fingers and toes. Finished in a thin layer of dark brown paint. Heights approx. 53”.

500/1,000 755. PAIR OF CARVED WOODEN JAVANESE FIGURES Late 19th/Early 20th Century Jointed at neck, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Well-executed carving to faces, limbs, fingers and toes. Finished in a thin layer of dark brown paint. Heights approx. 53”.

500/1,000 756. PAIR OF CARVED WOODEN JAVANESE FIGURES Late 19th/Early 20th Century Jointed at neck, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Well-executed carving to faces, limbs, fingers and toes. Finished in a thin layer of dark brown paint. Heights approx. 53”.

500/1,000 757. RARE WOODEN ASIAN MOURNING FIGURE 19th Century or Earlier Mounted in a coffin-style box. Carved and pegged construction with articulated limbs.

Attached strings allow the figure to be raised to a seated position, supposedly to ward off spirits. Primarily under black paint with some polychrome facial features. Wearing a brass necklace, blue shirt and patterned pants. Height 10”. Length 67.5”. Width 19”.

1,000/2,000 757

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758. CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN FIGURE OF A WOMAN Amish or Mennonite, Circa 1940s Wearing a red dress, white apron and black boots. Nicely chip-carved black hair in a bun. Holding a chip-carved red purse.

Sans base. Height 58.5”.

5,000/10,000 759. CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN FIGURE OF A MAN Amish or Mennonite, Circa 1940s In a seated position. Chip-carved black hair. Wearing a yellow shirt, black pants and red boots. Screw-eyes placed in each shoulder, probably to support figure while seated on a bench. Height 49.5”.

5,000/10,000 760. CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN FIGURE OF A WOMAN Amish or Mennonite, Circa 1940s Wearing a yellow bonnet, blue blouse, yellow dress, white apron and black boots. Green wooden base. Height 64”.

5,000/10,000 761. CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN FIGURE OF A WOMAN Amish or Mennonite, Circa 1940s In a seated position. Chip-carved brown hair. Wearing a green dress and black boots. Height 51”.

5,000/10,000 762. CARVED AND PAINTED WOODEN FIGURE OF A MAN Amish or Mennonite, Circa 1940s Wearing a gray hat, red shirt, black suspenders and belt, brown pants and black boots. Free standing. Height 72.5”.

5,000/10,000

Mr. Rank discovered these figures (Lots 758-762) in a barn in Pennsylvania and purchased them many years ago.

They were originally used to attract customers to the spice stores operated by the Amish and Mennonites.

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763. AMERICAN FOLK DULCIMER 20th Century Completely decorated and carved in American Native designs. Front face with reticulated carved arrows. Painted decoration of knives, tomahawks and peace pipes on top and sides. Head carved and painted in the form of a chief ’s head in full headdress. Eight tuning pegs carved in the form of arrowheads. Length 40.5”.

1,500/2,000

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764. FOLK FIDDLE Labeled on interior “Big A. Mountain Booner July 31, 1993”. Decorated with American Native motifs throughout, including peace pipes, tomahawks, knife, eagle and rattle on body. Scroll piece carved in the form of a warrior’s head. Arrow-form tuning pegs and sound holes. Tailpiece carved in the form of a rattle. A chief and “Cherokee” painted on back. Length 20”. 1,000/1,500

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765. UNUSUAL CASED FIDDLE 19th Century Interior label marked “F. Schwarzer echo Washington MS”. Ebonized and red-stained body with engraved metal plate at head. Feet attached to underside of body with the intention of playing the instrument on a table. Length 23.75”. Original wooden case.

200/300 766. AMERICAN FOLK BASS Late 19th/Early 20th Century Exceedingly wide wooden body under a dark stain. Ebonized wood fingerboard. Nicely carved scroll piece and f-holes.

Length 65”. Width 31.75”.

400/600 767. RARE AMERICAN FOLK DOUBLE DULCIMER 19th Century Made to be played by two musicians. Made from varied woods, some of which are nicely figured. Each side with a large number of strings and two floral-shaped sound holes. Height 16.5”. Length 48.5”. Depth 5.75”.

800/1,200 768. AMERICAN FOLK ONE-MAN BAND INSTRUMENT 20th Century Made from seven bulbous automobile horns attached to a wooden frame with two primitive sound holes. One horn is nickel-plated; the rest are brass. Length 41”.

300/500

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769. PRIMITIVE HARP Early 20th Century Body made from an enameled metal bowl with hide covering. Pine frame. Length 19”.

300/400 770. THREE-STRING INSTRUMENT

Early 20th Century Under bright red and blue paint. Head carved in the form of a cat. Neck attached crudely to body with ten nails. Length 27”.

300/500 771. AMERICAN FOLK HURDY GURDY

Early 20th Century Wooden body painted chrome yellow. Heart-form tuning pegs. Playing keys in natural wood finish.

Length 28.25”.

1,000/1,500 772. AMERICAN FOLK CIGAR BOX FIDDLE

Early 20th Century One-piece wooden guitar-like head and long neck.

Relief-carved face of an African American man on upper portion of head. Length 29.75”.

200/300 773. AMERICAN FOLK HARP 19th Century Made from varied woods with inlaid bone purfling to front. Pressed wood decoration of a classical scene of figures playing musical instruments and distant village on back panel, and floral and foliate designs on sides and upper supports. Length 19.5”.

200/300 774. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Handwritten and printed on interior paper label “Made by Jacob E. Wer...”. Made from various woods with modified angular body. Relief-carved four-petal flowers on both sides of scroll. Fingerboard with figural geometric wood inlay. Nice crazed patina throughout. Length 24.75”.

300/400

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775. CASED AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

19th Century Wooden body in an angular box form with mother-ofpearl inlay to front. Scroll piece carved in the form of an old man with a mustache and beard. Length 25.25”.

Original wooden case with pressed wood sides. Fitted interior lined with wallpaper.

1,000/1,500 776. AMERICAN FOLK SIX-STRING TAMBURITZA Pennsylvania-German, First Half of the 20th Century Constructed from varied woods. Top of body with rougher patched area, perhaps intended for inlay this piece doesn’t have. Length 25.25”.

150/250 777. AMERICAN FOLK CIGAR BOX UKULELE

Early 20th Century Rudimentarily carved f-holes and two sound holes at sides. Dark stained body. Length 22”.

150/200 778. THREE AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLES

20th Century All with wooden bodies in a natural finish. One with horse head-form scroll piece, length 26.5”. Other lengths 23.75” and 25.25”.

200/300 779. AMERICAN FOLK CELLO

First Half of the 20th Century Nicely shaped dark-stained wooden body with delicately carved f-holes. Bold scroll piece and neck.

Length 41”.

200/300 780. AMERICAN FOLK HAND-HELD HARP

First Half of the 20th Century In crescent form. Hollow wooden body with painted floral, scroll and musical instrument decoration.

Applied scale marking. Key-wound music box mounted to interior. Length 26.5”.

200/300

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781. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Top of body in a nicely figured bird’s-eye wood with alternating wood inlaid purfling. Beautifully detailed carved scroll piece in the form of a lion’s head with its tongue painted red. Length 23.5”.

700/1,000 782. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE “The Springer Violin Pat. May 5, 1891 No. 216” engraved on metal plaque mounted on back of scroll piece. Polished aluminum body. Tiger maple scroll piece and neck. Length 23.5”. 250/350 783. AMERICAN FOLK SINGLE-STRING INSTRUMENT

First Half of the 20th Century Body made from plywood in a waisted box form. Solid wooden neck. Length 49”.

200/300 784. ADIRONDACK FOUR-STRING INSTRUMENT

First Half of the 20th Century Body in modified pentagonal form. Top made from applied branches. Stained reddish-brown. Length 29”.

300/500 785. AMERICAN FOLK BANJO First Half of the 20th Century Intricate all-wood construction with hide head and interior metal tension hoop. One-piece wooden peghead and neck. Some geometric carving to peghead. Mother-of-pearl inlay and inset brass frets to neck. Length 36.5”.

300/400 786. CASED AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Made from varied woods. Length 23.5”. Original papier-mâché case.

300/500 787. ELABORATELY CARVED FOLK GUITAR Early 20th Century Made from pine with hardwood neck. Extensive relief carving of songbirds and tree branches on both front and back of body.

Length 42.5”. Consignor purchased this piece in Arkansas.

600/1,000

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788. CASED FOLK INSTRUMENT Late 19th Century Five strings run the full length of the neck-like body. Inset brass frets mounted across three-quarters of the body. Case marked “E.R. Schmidt” and “Griffbrett”. Case length 19”.

250/350 789. CASED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT First Quarter of the 20th Century “Sarang Sangeet” label on top of case. Ebonized case with chrome yellow sponge-painted decoration. Instrument with ten strings and keyboard top. “Best Quality” on interior label. Case height 3.5”. Length 23.75”. Depth 5.25”.

400/500 790. “MELO-D-HARP NO. 1” Body with ebonized and nicely grained wood surfaces. Twenty-six strings. Length 24.25”.

20th Century 200/300

791. AMERICAN FOLK FOUR-STRING BANJO Body made from a tin bowl. One-piece wooden peghead and neck. Length 37.5”.

Early 20th Century 150/200

792. DIMINUTIVE AMERICAN FOLK THREE-STRING FIDDLE Made from pieces of cigar boxes. Very folksy in form. Length 15”.

Early 20th Century 50/100

793. RARE, POSSIBLY UNIQUE STRINGED INSTRUMENT Late 19th/Early 20th Century Wooden frame supports a bass in a horizontal position with a keyboard attached to the top of the fingerboard. Instrument is meant to be bowed; depressing keys on the keyboard creates different tones. Height 26.25”. Length 72”.

500/1,000

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794. CASED AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE First Half of the 20th Century Made from various woods. Finely carved and painted scroll piece in the form of a bald-headed man with mustache and beard and wearing a white collar.

Length 26”. Wooden case.

500/800 795. CASED AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE “Pioneer Harry H. Garmont ... St. Augustine, Florida” handwritten and printed on interior paper label. Also dated on interior September, 1966.

Well-carved wooden body with initials carved on back. Scroll piece carved in the form of an owl’s head. Length 26”.

Leather case.

400/600 796. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE “George E. Roby Sterling Colo. No. 13 1938” handwritten in ink on interior paper label. Made from varied woods with alternating wood string inlay to front and back of body. Scroll piece carved in the form of a nude woman with well-detailed face. Bakelite tailpiece with inlaid mother-of-pearl flower.

Length 24.5”.

700/1,000 797. CASED AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Early 20th Century Impressed “Castelli” on interior and back of body. Made from varied woods in a rich honey finish with nice patina.

Scroll piece carved in the form of a lion’s head. Body with alternating wood purfling to both front and back.

Length 24.25”. Wooden case. 400/700 798. AMERICAN FOLK EIGHT-STRING UKULELE-STYLE INSTRUMENT

Early 20th Century “Made by E.W. Knobelsdorf Maker of Violins Stringed Instruments Repaired ... Cleveland, Ohio” printed on interior paper label. Back of body made to resemble a turtle with carved wooden turtle head and a shell carapace. Nickelplated frets. Length 22.25”. 800/1,000

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799. TWELVE-STRING INSTRUMENT

Early 20th Century Body made from cherry and pine. Sound hole covered with a relief carving of an elk in a landscape. Bone inlay purfling.

Sides and back with decorative staining.

Head and edge of back with repetitive relief geometric carving. Length 26.25”.

500/1,000 799, sound hole cover 798

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800. CIGAR BOX UKULELE Early 20th Century Neck made from chestnut. Simplistic form.

Length 22.25”.

200/300 801. BANJO LYRE 19th Century Inlaid wooden body with taut skin head. Unusually carved scroll piece in an abtract bird form. Has chin piece. Length 23”.

400/600 802. UNUSUAL EIGHT-STRING INSTRUMENT

Early 20th Century Made from the body of an armadillo in the form of a ukulele. Length 20.75”.

300/600 803.

808

AMERICAN FOLK FOUR-STRING GUITAR

Pennsylvania-German, First Half of the 20th Century “Made by G.I. Selinshick N.S. Pgh, Pa.” handwritten in ink on interior. Multi-wood body with assorted geometric inlaid purfling. Mother-of-pearl floral inlay to head and body. Fretboard with rectangular mother-ofpearl inlay and inset brass frets. Back of body with red and blue inlay of an unknown origin. Length 39.75”.

300/500

804. AMERICAN FOLK SIX-STRING GUITAR

First Half of the 20th Century Traces of interior paper label remain. Multi-wood body with inset black lacquer panel at top, possibly intended as a pick guard. Head with engraved metal appliqué. Fretboard with inset metal frets and geometric mother-of-pearl inlay. Length 35”. 300/500

805. PRIMITIVE SIX-STRING GUITAR 20th Century Body made from a can of floor cleaner with pine head, neck and top. Can retains some of its original labels.

Length 37.75”.

300/500 806. EARLY AMERICAN ELECTRIC SIX-STRING GUITAR

First Half of the 20th Century Carved mostly from a single piece of wood with attached bottom board. Fretboard with inset brass frets and composition diamond-form inlays. Metal bridge.

Two adjusting knobs. Length 32.5”.

300/500 807. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Ebonized surfaces at top and sides. Each side with three screen-covered sound holes. Length 24.5”.

150/250 808. AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLE Faintly written in pencil on back “F... L Golin” and dated 1901 with other illegible writing. Body made from a section of bamboo. Geometric pencil designs on top and sides. Length 22”.

120/180 809. PRIMITIVE FIDDLE Late 19th Century Two-piece body. Flower blossoms drawn on bottom of body. Length 26”.

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810. COLLECTION OF SIX AMERICAN FOLK FIDDLES Made by Dr. Harry S. Braman of Homer, New York. Each body made from varied woods with a stepped design. Braman was granted a U.S. patent on this design March 14, 1939. Lengths approx. 24”. Includes copies of the patent application, and drawings and letters between Braman and his attorney regarding the patent.

2,500/3,500

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811. CASED AMERICAN FOLK SIX-STRING ELECTRIFIED GUITAR

Pennsylvania-German, 20th Century “By George Selinshick N.S. Pgh. Pa.” handwritten in ink in interior. Made from various woods. Mother-ofpearl geometric inlay at head, rectangles along fretboard, and floral design on top of body. Sides of body with alternating light and dark banded design. Pick-up mounted to sound hole. Length 39.75”.

300/500

812. RARE SHAKER TWO-STRING DULCIMER

20th Century Contained within a cloth-covered box. Wooden body in a simple rectangular form with single circular sound hole. Applied paper scale next to fretboard. Fold-out ebonized wood stand. Length 51”.

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813. CARVED TWIG CANE Late 19th Century Handle carved in the form of a man with an exaggerated nose created from an offshoot of the twig.

Inscribed on shaft “This cane is a souvenir of the very enjoyable summer cutting of the brotherhood of the Emmanuel Congl. Church, Hartford ... “ Signed numerous times in pen and pencil on shaft, presumably by members of the church congregation. Also marked “Mark Twain Apt.” Length 38.5”.

500/700 814. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle carved in the form of a man’s head. An offshoot of the twig creates the man’s beard. Marked in ink “William Abbott Willard September 2, 1901”.

Also inscribed on shaft “Speak softly and carry a big stick. You will go far. President Theodore Roosevelt”.

Length 36.5”.

300/500 815. CARVED TWIG CANE Late 19th Century Handle carved in the form of a bearded man, with beard formed by an offshoot of the twig. Signed in ink by numerous individuals. Length 33”.

300/500 816. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle in the form of a man’s head with penciled facial features. Signed “WAW Christmas 1899”.

Inscription on shaft. Length 32.5”.

250/350 817. CARVED TWIG CANE 19th/20th Century Handle carved in the form of a man’s head with an offshoot of the twig extending from the man’s mouth to simulate his tongue. Inscribed on shaft “This cane was cut from a tree on the grounds of home [sic] of the late noted author and America’s greatest humorist Mark Twain by Wm. Willard.” Also provides information about the Good Samaritan Chapter.

Signed in pencil and pen by numerous individuals.

Length 35.25”.

300/500 818. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle carved in the form of a man’s face with a beard made from an offshoot of the twig. Marked in ink on the shaft “Cut and carved by WA Willard June 1875 for Harriet Beecher Stowe a great lady” with verse “I’spect I growed. Don’t think nobody never made me.” Length 36”.

300/500 819. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle in the form of a man’s head. Inscription on shaft dated July 10, 1882. Length 31.5”.

200/400

820. CARVED TWIG CANE Dated June 26, 1926. Handle in the form of a man’s face with drawn eyes and a nose created from an offshoot of the twig. Made for Match Games Lawn Bowling. Numerous signatures on shaft. Length 40”.

200/300 821. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle carved in the form of a man’s face with penciled facial features and a chin created from an offshoot of the twig. Geometric and foliate designs carved on shaft.

Inscribed in pen at center of shaft “Cut and carved July 1888 by William Abbott Willard for America’s greatest humorist Mark Twain”. Length 37.5”.

400/600 822. CARVED TWIG CANE Dated July 4, 1927. Inscription on shaft notes the twig was found on Mark Twain’s property. Signed in pencil and ink numerous times. Length 40”.

300/500 823. CARVED TWIG CANE Signed and dated “W.A. Willard June 12 1886”.

Handle carved in the form of a mustachioed man’s head with a beard created from an offshoot of the twig. Inscribed on shaft with Biblical verse from Isaiah 1:18. Length 32.5”.

200/300 824. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle carved in the form of a man’s face with his beard formed from an offshoot of the twig. According to the inscription on the shaft, the twig came from the grounds of Mark Twain’s property and was presented to Dr. Thomas P. Aitken on June 14, 1930. Length 34.5”.

250/350 825. CARVED TWIG CANE 19th/20th Century Handle carved in the form of a bird’s head with open beak. Entire shaft covered with signatures. Length 29.5”.

250/350 826. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle carved in the form of a bearded man’s head.

Inscribed in ink on shaft “Cut and carved August 1896 by William Abbott Willard for Mark Twain in sweet memory of Olivia Susan Clemence (18721896)” and “Warm summer sunshine friendly here”.

Length 35.5”.

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William Abbott Willard spent nearly his whole life in Hartford, Connecticut, where he lived in a house with Mark Twain as his neighbor on one side and Harriet Beecher Stowe on the other side. He gained a wide reputation for his hobby of carving canes as gifts for friends and relatives to commemorate the events of the day, both personal and historic. He often carved cane handles in the forms of distinguished gentlemen’s heads, and he usually added an inscription explaining the occasion the cane commemorated. Most of his canes were carved from twigs he gathered on the grounds of Mark Twain’s property, and he presented many to Twain and Stowe.

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827. CARVED BAMBOO CANE Handle carved in the form of a serpent’s head.

Marked in ink “William Abbot Willard May 1, 1871”. Inscribed on shaft “Judge not according to the appearance”. Length 35.5”.

300/500 828. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle in the form of a bearded man’s face. Marked “Cut and carved by William Abbott Willard Christmas 1910 for Frances Elizabeth Willard”.

Inscription also notes Willard is president of the National and International W.C.T.U. Length 34.5”.

300/500

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829. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle carved in the form of a mustachioed man.

Signed “W.A. Willard” and dated 1895. Several verses inscribed on shaft. Length 35.75”.

200/300 830. CARVED TWIG CANE Handle in the form of a man’s face with beard formed from an offshoot of the twig. Man also wearing a stocking cap. Marked in ink “Cut and carved by William Abbott Willard Christmas 1886”. Inscribed “For a great American, a good and kind woman, a generous friend and neighbor Harriett Beecher Stowe, who would make me a red [sic] in front of people telling them two special events occurred in the year 1851: she had completed Uncle Tom’s Cabin and I was born.” Length 34.5”.

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831. FIVE CARVED TWIG CANES

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Each with handles carved in the form of a man’s head. Each shaft inscribed with verses. Lengths from 30” to 35”.

600/1,000 832. FIVE CARVED TWIG CANES

Late 18th/Early 19th Century Each handle carved in the form of a man’s head.

All with inscriptions on shaft: two with quotes by Benjamin Franklin, two reference Mark Twain and one with a verse. Lengths from 34.5” to 35”.

800/1,200 833. TEN CARVED TWIG POINTERS

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Each with handles carved in varied forms including animal and human heads. All with verses inscribed on shafts. Lengths from 9.5” to 15”.

400/600

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834. TWELVE CARVED TWIG ITEMS

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Includes canes, pointers and cane handles. Lengths from 5” to 35”.

400/600 835. SEVEN CARVED TWIG POINTERS

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Six with carved handles in varied forms. One with naturally formed handle. All with verses inscribed on shafts. Lengths from 14.75” to 17.5”.

300/400 836. EIGHT CARVED TWIG POINTERS

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Seven with carved handles. One with naturally formed handle. Lengths from 8.25” to 28.5”.

200/300

End of Session II

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