Ernest Stowe Birch bark and twig Shelf
$5000
With his pieces in the permanent collection of Adirondack Experience in Blue Mountain Lake, NY, Ernest Stowe is one of the preeminent furniture makers in the Adirondack tradition. He produced these open shelves as part of his repertoire. This one, of shield shape with a center roofed pavilion with twig columns over the open shelf. Decorated with pinecone rosettes.
American, early 20th century
35.5 inches high x 34.5 inches wide x 9.5 inches deep
Item #90
Neutral Hued Turkish Runner
$1000
Hand knotted wool runner from Turkey in neutral beiges and browns.
Turkish, mid 20th century
144 inches long x 41 inches wide
Item # 91
Small round turned, canister
$40
Turned from a bark on piece of wood, this covered box with a final is a charmer!
German, early 20th century
4 inches high x 5 inches diameter
Item #80c
Zsolnay Eosin Green Glazed Vase
$375
The Hungarian porcelain factory was once well know of the beloved green iridescent glaze. This piece, designed by Torok Janos has a stick figures design.
Hungarian, mid 20th century
8.5 inches high x 3.5 inches diameter
Item #66
large RObert (bob) Beaven footed twig BOx
$600
This stunning lidded box has an artfully arranged mosaic of twigs forming the top. The sides are decorated with alternating horizonal and vertical twig mosaic and supported by feet.
Robert Beaven was born in Evansville, Indiana in 1929 and is an artist and educator inspired by the Adirondack tradition and folk art.
American, late 20th century
12 inches high x 10 inches wide x 14 inches deep
Item #82a
1905 Ashville North Carolina Souvenir Ewer
$80
Carved wood souvenir twig handled vessel with incised decoration of leaves and “1905, Ashville"
American, early 20th century
16 inches high x 7 inches wide
Item #80a
Black forest Roe Deee CLock
$3500
This a exceptional clock has hand carved case in the form of a Roe buck atop a rustic craig inset with a clock face. The pendulum movement clock is in working condition.
German, late 19th century
24 inches high x 14 inches wide x 11 inches deep
Item #30
Large Carved Burl wood bowl
$930
This large sculptural bowl has fluted carving forming one larger carved out section and one smaller carved out section from the curly burl.
American, late 20th century
5 inches high x 17 inches wide x 16 inches deep
Item #50
“Book Spine” wooden Waste Basket
$250
Carved in wood to represent book spines, this elegant waste basket has faded gilt decoration to imitate Moroccan bound books.
English, late 20th century
14 inches high x 12.5 inches diameter
Item #74
Chinese Zitan Wood brush POt
$1200
The definition of Meta! This incredible brush pot is carved wood, to look like wood! So elegant and special.
Chinese, 19th century
4.5 inches high x 4.5 nches wide
Item # 18
Emerald Green Large DemiJOhn glass vessel
$680
Large and lovely green glass demijohn vessel.
French. early 20th century
25.5 inches high x 16 inches diameter
Item #51
Czechoslovakian Souvenir tankard, 1938
$40
An amusing souvenir from Sudetenland, a town along the border of Germany and Austria. It is personalized with names of the original owners, Rudi Cordes and Fanzi Haas. It is carved from a birch log in the form of a lidded tankard with handle with wood-burned, pyrographic lettering.
Czech, mid 20th century
7.5 inches high x 8 inches wide x 4 inches deep, 18 inch seat height
Item # 80b
Handcarved Pin Tail duck Decoy
$350
This lovely decoy with curved neck was a gift in 2001.
American, early 21st century
7 inches high x 15 inches wide x 5 inches deep
Item #165a
RObert (bob Beaven) folk art tall lidded vessel
$250
This amusing tall vessel in the form of a birch bark cylinder is decorated with a band of braided leather and flat rocks. Its lid has a horn finial and braided leather details. The whole supported by three legs of driftwood
Robert Beaven was born in Evansville, Indiana in 1929 and is an artist and educator, inspired by the Adirondack tradition and American folk art.
American, late 20th century
21 inches high x 14 inches wide x 9 inches deep
Item # 79a
Near pair of Japanese Satsuma over painted vases.
$750
An interesting near pair of earlier Chinese blue and white vases, over glazed in the Japanese Satsuma style of decoration of the 19th century. All over gold painting of cranes and peach blossoms with cinnabar red details on one, all on a black background. Blue and white decoration of the earlier Chinese vases is left to show at the bases
Japanese, 18th century
17.5 inches high x 16 inches high x 9 inch diameter
Item #75
Robert (BOb) Beaven Large footed turtle Shell Lidded box
$800
Another eccentric Bob Beaven creation! This hinged lidded box has a turtle shell top decorated with twig work and and an antler handle. The oval shaped body of the box is decorated with birch back and twigs. The whole box supported by antler legs.
Robert Beaven was born in Evansville, Indiana in 1929 and is an artist and educator inspired by the Adirondack tradition and folk art.
American, late 20th century
13 inches high x 19 inches wide x 13 inches deep
Item # 81a
Robert (bob) Beaven Twig Mosaic lidded box with rainbow
$550
The happy surprise inside this box is a rainbow! The mosaic twig lid is hinged to open, and has a small burl handle. The sides are vertical applied twig pattern.
Robert Beaven was born in Evansville, Indiana in 1929 and is an artist and educator inspired by the Adirondack tradition and folk art.
American, late 20th century
8.5 inches high x 13.5 inches wide x 9 inches deep
Item #82
Robert (BOB) Beaven oval turtle shell lidded box
$250
The oval shape of this box is determined by the underside of a turtle shell inset into the top. The side of two tone wood pieces.
Robert Beaven was born in Evansville, Indiana in 1929 and is an artist and educator inspired by the Adirondack tradition and folk art.
American, late 20th century
5.5. inches high x 8 inches wide x 5 inches deep
Item # 79b
Toile Hurricanes in Verdi Gris finish
$675
Decorative pair of metal frames accented with bottle green colored glass rosettes. These frames open house two clear glass hurricane globes.
American, mid 20th century
Item #16
arts and Crafts style Pottery Ewer
$250
A decorative ewer shaped, handled, wide mouth vessel with a flambé glaze in camel and brown colors.
16 inches high x 7 inches wide x 6 inches deep
American, mid 20th century
Item #38
Large set of Henroit Quimper Dishes
$800
This very large set of dark green French faience pottery consists of fourteen 10.5 inch dinner plates, twelve 9 inch lunch plates, eight 6 inch dessert plates and twenty-four cups and saucers. Sadly, three cups have chips. All other pieces are in perfect condition and signed on the bottom.
French, mid 20th century
Item #78
Russian Birch Candlabra
$150
This three arm candelabra candle holder is made completely of wrapped birch bark. Each socket is trimmed with cut detailing applied to every layer of bark. This decoration is continues around each arm and around the base.
Russian, mid 20th century
13 inches high x 10.5 inches wide. Base is 5 inches in diameter
Item # 58
Souvenir of Chicago, 1934
$65
A turned wooden souvenir, lidded canister, most likely a humidor, made from a single bark on piece of wood. Illegibly labeled “…of property, Chicago 1934
American, early 20th century
7.5 inches high x 6 inches diameter
Item #80e
Square baluster form Chinese Famille Noir Vase
$950
This lovely Chinese vase is decorated in the much loved black and green Famille Noir pattern of birds and plum blossoms.
Chinese 19th century
15.75 inches high x 5 inches wide x 5 inches deep
Item #63
Life size Standing baby Bear Wood carving
$1000
Charming hand carved figure, crafted from a solid log, representing a standing bear cub, painted black and natural tones. Sitting on integral stump base.
American, late 20th century
54 inches high x 19 inches wide x 18 inches deep
Item #67
organic shapped tall vase
$50
Carved from a single piece of rosewood, with a wonderful surface patina. The underside is most fascinating where the base is patch with a piece of horn.
Origin unknown. 20th century
17 inches high x 6 inches diameter
Item # 80d
Sweet turned vase
$75
A turned wooded wide mouth vase. Lovely color and patina
American, mid 20th century
8 inches high x 6 inches diameter
Item #80f
wooden Guide Boat model
$750
Based on a traditional Adirondack guide boat, a traditional watercraft which is rowed and not paddled like a canoe.
American, early 21st century
7 inches high x 5 inches wide x 24 inches long
Item # 43
Bronze vase based on Chinese form
$125
A handsome bronze vase based on an archaic Bianhu Chinese shape.
Chinese, 20th century
16.5 inches high x 12 inches wide x 3.5 inches deep
Item #37
Birch Lidded Tankard
$50
A tankard formed from a whole birch log with articulating birch bark lid.
7.5 inches high x 8 inches wide x 4 inches deep
German, mid 20th century
Item # 80g
zebra skin Rug
$600
Genuine vintage zebra rug. Intact good condition
Africa, Early 21st century
104 inches long x 64 inches wide
Item #92
robert Beaven Rectangular lidded BOx
$250
The lid of this box is decorated with two figures made of layed bark and other natural materials. The sides of the box is more applied bark and has two twig handles on the ends.
American, late 20th century
6 inches high x 12.25 inches wide x 9.5 inches deep
Item # 79c
Burts Cason Pottery Vase
$450
An impressive and elegant vase with an almost metallic, matte glaze on the exterior and a gold glaze on the inside. Signed at the rim at the foot of the vase.
American, late 20th century
14 inches high x 9 inches wide
Item #10
small Robert Beaven white Birch turned Vase
$75
This turned wooden vase is made of a single birch branch. Its flared mouth tapers to a narrow neck.
American, late 20th century
5.75 inches high x 5 inches diameter
Item # 80h
Barney Reid Kinetic Sculpture
$575
An amusing table top sculpture of iron and brass representing in a semi abstract forms the figures of a falling person, fish, water and sun. One can imagine this represents the tale of Icarus who flew too close to the sun, melting the wax in his wings, making him fall into the ocean. This is made in two pieces and sits on a wooden base.
Barney Reid (1913–92) was an American multimedia artist who worked in jewelry, textiles, and, in the 1950s, mobiles.
American, mid 20th century
17.5 inches high x 20 inches wide. Base is 5 inches x 7 inches
Item # 85