Extremely Rare Maple Butter Scoop with a Wonderful “Duck Bill” Carved Handle, circa 1800 – 1830. Hand Carved Maple Scoops were designed for Durability and Practical Use. These Scoops were used as both a Butter Scoop and a Butter Paddle. The “Duck Bill” or hook bill form added a Practical Handle for holding or hanging and an Appealing Aesthetic Design. The Scoop measures 6” in width, and 1 ½” – 2” in depth. The overall length is 11”. With the exception of some minor wear to the edges, the Scoop is in Near Excellent Condition, especially for its age. A Very Appealing Hand Carved Butter Scoop from the 19^th Century.

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Price $145 plus shipping

“Fishing Boat at the Pier” an Oil-on-Canvas Board by Amee Davis (1893 – 1972), New Jersey & Massachusetts, circa 1940s – 1950s. Davis was a prominent American Impressionist Painter and active member of the Rockport Art Association during the mid – 20th century. She began painting seriously in the 1930s after viewing Marine scenes at Grand Central Art Galleries, and studied under Anthony Thieme (1888 – 1954), a founding member of the Rockport Association known for his paintings of Rockport’s Harbors, including the famous Motif No. 1 of the Red Fishing Shack. Davis’s work focuses on New England coastal life, including Gloucester Harbors and Rockport cottages. Ironically, Davis saw herself as one who painted for the joy it offered and her depth of feeling for art. Yet, her impact was wide spread and her legacy continues with the Association through the Chip Davis Wells & Amee B. Davis Memorial Award for Excellence in Painting. This Specific Painting displays Davis’s desire to integrate her sense of emotion into a visual scene of a New England Fishing Boat at Dock. Using Darker Colors for the Boats and Dock at the forefront creates a Structure of Stability at the Home Port and the opportunity for a Contrasting Ethereal Vision of the Beyond with the Bluish-White Water and the Pinkish-White Sky, a vastness bidding an end to the day. The Image measures 9” x 12”; the frame size is 16” x 18 ½”. A previous owner has had an art collector offer information about the artist and her work which is attached to the back of the painting. More current information is available on the Internet and partially incorporated into this description. Both the Painting and the Frame are in Near Excellent Condition.

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Price $900 plus shipping

Nice 19^th Century Hand Made Oak Splint Storage Basket with Notched Bow Handles and Alternating Blue Dyed Weavers, possibly Native American in Origin. A double rim with single wrapping was used at the top and the bottom splints were left open, so the basket could breathe. It may well have been used to hold dry herbs. Aside from Minor Age Wear and a Small Split to the Edge of one of the Bow Handles (not a full break), the Basket is in Excellent Condition. Measurements: 11” in length, 7 ½” in width, and 4 ½” in height (the handles come up another 1 ¼”).

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Price  $175 plus shipping 

Exceptionally Well-Designed New England Marking Sampler, believed to be Massachusetts in Origin, circa 1820s – 1830s. While Early Marking Samplers are common in New England, this Example is rather Exceptional. A Silk on Linen Sampler, it is Larger than the Typical Design; Displays Good Contrast of Colors; includes Six complete Alphabets in Different Sizes and Stitch Patterns; Uses Decorative Bands Separating the Alphabets in Different Colors and Stitch Patterns; and is Embellished with a Surrounding Multicolored Flowering Vine Uniquely Linked to the Final Band of the Sampler. In Very Good Condition, the Sampler Size is 12” wide and 15 ½” in height; Placed in Newer Maple Frame, the total Size is 13 ½” in width and 17” in height.

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