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Featured Pieces
Early T. L. Blood & Co. “Blood Makes Good Paint” Salesman’s Paint Sample Display
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
An exceptional early 20th-century salesman’s paint-color display advertising Blood’s Durable House Paint, manufactured by T. L. Blood & Co. of Minnesota. The black-painted wooden fra...
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Vintage 1910s American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Important Illustrative Painting Dated 1946 by WPA Artist George Melville Smith
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
Signed lower right “GEO M. SMITH/1946.”
Measures a monumental 54 1/4 inches x 42 1/4 inches framed. Canvas measures 48 x 36 inches.
Excellent condition.
Provenance: From a Midwes...
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early Men’s Suits “Sponged and Pressed 35¢” Schmaltz Trade Sign
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
A wonderfully graphic early American tailor or dry-cleaning trade sign advertising “MEN’S SUITS SPONGED AND PRESSED 35¢.” Bold gold lettering is presented against a richly textured b...
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Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Early Western Apache Figural Basketry Olla
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
A striking early Western Apache pictorial basketry olla, finely coiled in willow and devil’s claw. The generously proportioned vessel has a rounded body, constricted neck, and flarin...
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Antique Early 1900s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Early Newark 'Small Animal Hospital' Schmaltz Trade Sign
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
An appealing early American veterinary trade sign reading “NEWARK SMALL ANIMAL HOSPITAL,” dating to approximately 1920. Hand-painted gold lettering stands prominently against a black...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Signs
Materials
Wood
Jesse Gurule, Navajo Folk Art Courtroom Scene, Commissioned Two-Piece Carving
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
An extraordinary one-of-a-kind courtroom scene by Diné (Navajo) artist Jesse Gurule, commissioned as a wedding gift for a Pennsylvania attorney. Carved and painted entirely by hand, ...
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Vintage 1970s American Native American Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Important Large Folk Art Mechanical Whirligig
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
An exceptional large-scale American folk art whirligig depicting a World War I doughboy operating the mechanism of a windmill. Constructed from carved and assembled wood with sheet-m...
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Vintage 1920s North American Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Early American Folk Art Table Cover with Birds
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
An exceptional early folk art table cover, hand-sewn in wool appliqué and embroidery, dating to approximately 1870–1890. The bold composition centers on a large diamond-shaped reserv...
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Antique 1880s American Folk Art Rugs
Materials
Wool
Superb Circa 1900 Ojibwe Beaded Bandolier Bag
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
An exceptional Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) bandolier bag from the Great Lakes region, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century.
The broad shoulder strap and lower bag panel are extens...
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Antique Early 1900s North American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Velvet, Beads
19th-Century New England Spice Cabinet
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
A handsome late-19th-century New England spice cabinet constructed from stained birch and poplar.
The diminutive cabinet features seven drawers arranged as three pairs of smaller dr...
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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Painted Furniture
Materials
Birch, Poplar
Early American Folk Art Geometric Hooked Rug
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
A visually striking American hooked rug featuring an elaborate, symmetrical arrangement of geometric motifs in nearly ten distinct colors, circa 1920-1940.
The composition is organi...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Rugs
Materials
Textile
Large Inuit Skin-Covered Model Kayak with Hunting Implements
Located in Mount Horeb, WI
A finely constructed Inuit model kayak, likely dating from the early 20th century and possibly originating in the Western Canadian Arctic.
The long, narrow vessel is formed from a l...
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Antique Early 1900s North American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Animal Skin
