Back in the Civil War era when America felt pressure on its heels, a contingent of folk artists emerged who traveled the healthier route and outwardly expressed their patriotic feelings in the form of an object. They lowered their readied knives to wood and began carving out their idea of what their great country embodied. And because they did, an entire genre of American Civil War antiques emerged for us to enjoy, and reflect on today. A carved Civil War photograph frame and an impressive Confederate veteran’s carved pedestal come to sale this month as they join lots from around the United States in this week’s picks.
WILLIAM JENACK
Sale Date: June 25, 2017
Lot 343
Folk Art Confederate Veteran Carved Wood Pedestal
Inscribed “Grand Army Of The Republic Veteran / 1887 / JRS”; 27 inches high.
Estimate: $300/500
GLASS WORKS AUCTION
Sale Date: Online Only, Bidding Closes June 19, 2017
Lot 58
Dr Wynkoop’s Katharismic Honduras Sarsaparilla
New York, circa 1840–60, deep vivid cobalt blue, 9¼ inches high, open pontil has an in making chip, applied tapered collar mouth.
Current Bid: $7,500
COPAKE AUCTION
Sale Date: June 24, 2017
Lot 1
Civil War Patriotic Carved Frame
Circa 1865, Civil War period carved patriotic wooden photograph frame; 23 by 16 inches, highly detailed carving.
Estimate: $1/1,500
WIEDERSEIM ASSOCIATES, INC
Sale Date: June 24, 2017
Lot 209
Ferdinand Barbedienne (French 1810–1892)
Fine bronze seated figured with foundry mark, after the tomb of Lorenzo de’ Medici by Michelangelo; 21¼ inches high.
Estimate: $2/3,000
D.L. STRAIGHT
Sale Date: June 20, 2017
Lot 120
Eighteenth Century Mohawk Valley Paint Decorated Blanket Chest
On shoe feet, original strap hinges, decorated on three sides and top, finely detailed, decorated in red, mustard and blue/green; 52 by 21 by 18 inches.
Estimate: $2/3,000
BURCHARD GALLERIES
Sale Date: June 25, 2017
Lot 1101
Eighteenth Century John Scott Scottish Tall Case Clock
Mahogany case, bonnet with broken arch swan neck pediment, center brass eagle finial, inset pierced carved decoration and fluted columns, 87¼ inches high. Waist with shaped blind door, stepped base, bracket feet. Brass dial marked “John Scott, Edinburgh’’ in lunette, applied foliate decorated spandrels, center of dial with engraved birds. Second dial, calendar aperture, Roman and Arabic numerals. John Scott apprenticed in 1779 and died in 1798; he was a recognized maker to the Prince of Wales.
Estimate: $1,5/$2,500
APPLEBROOK AUCTIONS
Sale Date: June 22, 2017
Lot 47
Signed Rolph Scarlett (American, 1889–1984)
Nude abstract, gouache, 16¼ by 13 inches
Estimate: $1,4/2,800
SKINNER
Sale Date: June 27, 2017
Lot 7
Brass “Modern Cuff” Bracelet, Art Smith
Circa 1948, the large cuff of open abstract form, interior circumference 7 inches, signed.
Estimate: $4/6,000
RO GALLERY
Sale Date: June 21, 2017
Lot 173
Josef Mikl, Austrian (1929–2008)
“Holzpferd mit Glas,” 1980, oil on paper; 31½ by 24 inches.
Estimate: $5/6,000
