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IMPRESSIVE BOTTLE WHIMSEY. Made by Charles C. Hoke, Ohio, early 20th century. Two level whimsey in a large bottle with wooden clapboard farm house and school house. Original paint. Each level decorated with beads and supported by wire posts. On a carpet covered wooden base. Some wear and some windows are not in top house. 24.5”h. Ex Robert and Mary Merritt, The Merritt’s Museum of Childhood, Douglassville, Pennsylvania. Sold at Pook & Pook September, 2005.
FINE OHIO CRIB QUILT. New Bremen, Auglaize County, mid-19th century, cotton. Exuberant vining border surrounds centerfield of stylized tulips, Neatly handsewn and quilted in pattern of feathered wreaths, diamonds and rows of triple stitching. The two red bound circular openings fit over the cradle or crib foot posts and kept the quilt from slipping off the child. 45” x 45.5”. Descended in a New Bremen family.
BROAD AXE AND BASIN. Ohio, 2nd quarter-19th century. Brass basin marked “FBS, The Canton Aluminum Co., Canton,O.” Dents and splits. 5.5”h. 19”l. Steel axe head stamped “V.L. Goodman, Powell & Co., Ohio-City”. Wooden handle is probably old replacement. 16”l. overall.
Several handwritten and printed labels identify the maker as Charles Hoke of Center, Ohio, 1904 including one for “C.C. Hoke’s Museum of Artistic Wonders...” $4,000-$6,000
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Exhibited in Equal in Goodness: Ohio Decorative Arts 1788 1860 at The Decorative Arts Center in Lancaster , Ohio, January 29 - June 5, 2011 and pictured the catalog of the same name on pg 95. $1,000-$2,000
Ohio City was founded in 1818 and was annexed to Cleveland in 1854. $200-$400
532 SEWERTILE LION. Ohio, early 20th century. Lion with nice detail reclining on scalloped base. Illegible signature. Edge chips. 7”h. $100-$300
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PEWTER PLATE. Ohio, mid 19th century. Rare plate stamped “Sellew & Co., Cincinnati”. 8”d. $900-$1,200
SEWERTILE DOG. Ohio, early 20th century. Seated “flathead” spaniel. 13”h. Ex Betty Willis (Ohio). See Illustrated Handbook of Ohio Sewer Pipe Folk Art by Jack Adamson for similar examples. $400-$600
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