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2-Day Antiques and Americana Auction - Day 1
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-Tex Johnson - Lots 1 to 282 and 386 to 430 are sewing items and books from the final personal collection of the late Emma "Tex" Johnson of Berks County, PA. Tex was a long-time antiques dealer with over fifty years in the business. -Books - Over 150 books, with approx. 100 rare books from the collection of George Loucks, York County, PA. -Rugs and Furniture
Auction lots (597)
Waterman Silver-Plated Sewing Bird Pin Cushion.
Original plated metal with embossed floral and foliate designs. C-clamp with double pin cushions, wings stamped "PATENTED" and...
Victorian Chrome and Rhinestone Chatelaine.
Having five accessories- pin cushion, folding scissors, thimble case, tablet and tape measure. Unsigned. 15"l. x 2-1/2" w. waist...
Four Antique Silk Apple-Form Pin Cushions.
Along with a Canton oriental porcelain plate they are resting on. Canton plate, 7-1/4" diam. Condition: Good to very good. A...
Small 19th Century Needlework Sampler.
Signed Mehitable Ackers. With alphabet, numbers, birds and strawberries. In a mahogany mitered frame,. 6-1/2" x 9" overall....
Anglo Indian Regency Period Sadeli Sewing Box.
Sandalwood with micro mosaic geometric bone and cut silver wire inlay. Fitted interior with mirrored top. 3-1/2"h. x 13"w. x 9"d....
Fine Bone Sewing Clamp Pin Cushion.
19th century. Polychrome, hand painted decoration with seashell, coral, floral and foliate designs. Inscribed "A Present From...
18th C. Silk Needlework Sewing Ball Pin Cushion.
Probably Pennsylvania, initialed "K.P." and dated 1773. Fine needlework with swans, dogs, floral and foliate motifs. 2"h. x 13/4"...
PA 19th C. Painted Softwood Sewing Caddy.
Original red and black paint, pin cushion top with thimble nest, scalloped spool shelves, cove-molded base with skirt drawer and...
Lot of Antique Sterling Sewing Accessories.
211 Longest darner, 4-1/2"l. Condition: Very good with a couple of minor dents.
Antique "Make Do" Strawberry Pin Cushion.
Pennsylvania 19th century, fabric strawberry mounted on a colorless flint glass lamp pedestal. 8-1/4"h. x 3-1/2" diam. Condition:...
19th Century Dutch Silver and Bone Spool Knave.
Netherlands .833 silver (lion passant with 2), also marked "V.S. 39". Hand-chased floral and foliate hook and frame with bone...
Miniature Wallpaper Box with Pin Cushion Top.
Pennsylvania early 19th century. Oval form, coral fabric pin cushion top with blue wallpaper cover. 1-3/4"h. x 2-1/2"w. x...
J. Field 1801 Silhouette Profile Portrait.
Finely detailed profile of a gentleman, identified on verso, Lieut. Henry Smith and dated 1801. Signed "Field 2 Strand" under...
Fine Victorian Brass Sewing Bird Pin Cushion.
Unsigned. Original red and gilt finish with embossed floral and foliate designs. C-clamp with double pin cushions. 4-3/4"h. x...
Herbert French Burlwood Ladies Necessaire.
19th century brass mounted burlwood-fitted travel box with key. Set with various French hallmarked silver-lidded crystal...
Five Tortoise Shell Sewing Accessories.
All are 19th century, including an English Knifebox-form needle case holder signed Lund, Knifebox-form needle case/thimble holder...
19th Century Silk Needlework Wallet.
Finely stitched with floral and foliate vine and bouquets on exterior and interior of wallet. With the original inserts. 3-1/2" x...
French Hallmarked Silver Figural Thimble Holder.
Cherub finial with egg-form receptacle, embossed floral and foliate motifs on a pedestal base. 4-3/4"h. x 1-1/2" diam. Condition:...
Two Various Iron Bird Figural Sewing Clamps.
Mid-19th century, both with heart-shaped thumb screws. One has remnants of the original blue and gilt paint. Largest, 5-1/2"h. x...
Four Mauchlin American Views Sewing Accessories.
Black transfer scenes; Fairmount, Philadelphia spool holder (missing pegs), Provincetown, Mass. twine holder, Gettysburg Monument...
Two English Sterling Egg-Form Thimble Cases.
19th century. 1st: Hand-chased with exotic bird floral, foliate and scroll motif and having a thimble and thread spool inside....
19th Century Rowed-Type Needlework Sampler.
Signed "Emily Smith Camb June 183_". Alphabet, verse and various potted flowers. In a later mahogany frame. 13" x 12-1/2"...
19th Century Marquetry Burlwood Sewing Box.
Fine intertwining geometric banded inlay, compartmented tray top interior with various mother of pearl sewing accessories....
Two 19th Century Miniature Watercolor Portraits.
Shoulder length profile bust of gentleman and lady. Circa 1820-1830. Larger frame, 5" x 4-1/2" overall. Condition: Very good.
PA 19th C. Painted Quilting Clamp Pin Cushion.
Maple frame with yarn needlework fabric pin cushions. 5"h. x 2"w. x 5-1/2"l. Condition: Good with wear and a couple of small...
English 19th Century Painted Travel Sewing Kit.
Lid with fine polychrome hand-painted outdoor scene with figures. Interior complete with fitted silver sewing tools. 1"h. x...
Pair of Pictorial Silk Needlework & Watercolors.
Early 19th century. 1st depicts two woman by a potted flower and titled "Spring" and "Winter". 2nd depicts a man and woman with...
Rare Pair of Patchwork Lady's Apron Pockets.
New England late 18th century. Glazed cotton chintz with linen backing. Each bag, 17" x 12-1/2". Condition: Very good with some...
Pair of Peale's Museum Hollow-Cut Silhouettes.
Gentleman and lady. Peale's Museum, Philadelphia, circa 1790-1810. Both are faintly embossed under images. Original eglomise...
French 19th Cent. Bone Case Lady's Sewing Kit.
Signed on interior clasp "Tahan FT A Paris". Fitted interior having scissors, thimble, awl, and a needle case. Top is monogrammed...
Messenger Brass Quilter's Sewing Clamp.
Original gilt cast brass with scrolls encircling floral petals, C-form clamp with fabric holding rocker-cam mechanism, reverse...
English Gilt Metal and Enamel Etui Circa 1770.
Containing a scissors with cornucopia handles, pencil and bodkin. Provenance: Stewart Antiques 1987, with receipt. 4-1/2"h. x...
Two Antique Painted Wood Pin Cushions.
Similar blue floral and foliate hand-painted decoration on an ivory-colored ground. C-clamp pin cushion with mirror and pail-form...
Pair of 19th Century Pastel Watercolor Portraits.
Unsigned, possibly French. Oval shoulder-length portraits of gentleman and lady wearing formal attire. In period, gilt-molded...
Antique PA Inlaid Walnut Trinket/Sewing Box.
Star and diamond inlays, interior fitted with a compartmented lift-out tray. 6"h. x 10-1/2"w. x 8-1/2"d. Condition: Good with use...
19th Century Brass Sewing Bird Pin Cushion.
Finely detailed head with criss-cross body, above a disc-form pin cushion, heavy brass C-clamp with heart-shaped thumb screw....
Oval Wallpaper Ribbon Box with Pin Cushion Top.
Pennsylvania early 19th century. Oval form, padded fabric pin cushion top with blue, green salmon and ivory-colored wallpaper...
Three Pairs of Gorgian Steel Scissors, Circa 1790.
With bird foliate and scroll filigree and engraved decorations. Two pairs stamped "B.T." one stamped "S". Largest, 7"l. x...
19th Century Polished Steel Chatelaine.
Waist clip with exotic birds at water fountain and eight various accessories. 13-1/2"l., waist clip 3"w. Condition: Good with...
Lot of Antique Sterling Sewing Accessories.
All marked sterling. Including two thread winders, two glove darners, two thimble cases with thimbles and a pin cushion. Longest...
Five Small Antique Beadwork Items.
Native American pocket watch holder with English sterling case, egg-form thimble holder with sterling thimble, heart and...
PA Early 19th Century Sewing Ball Pin Cushion.
Two various patterns of needlework with green silk waistband. 2-1/4"h. x 2" diam. Condition: Very good with minor toning.
French Brass Mounted Tapestry Box with Frame.
Early 19th century. Fine brass engraved and inlaid Satinwood and tortoise shell case signed Alphonse Giroux, Paris. Fitted with a...
English Early 19th C. Pictorial Silk Needlework.
Oval image depicts an outdoor picnic scene with a family seated at a table being served tea. Also has images of children with...
Antique Pennsylvania Walnut Folk Art Footstool.
Molded top with double-sided skirt, shaped cut-out legs with pierced 5-point star motif. 8"h. x 14-1/2"w. x 7"d. Condition: Good...
Lot of Antique Sterling Sewing Accessories.
Including two thread winders, two needle cases and two thimble cases with thimbles. Longest needle case, 4"l. Condition: Very...
Ornate English 19th Century Sterling Chatelaine.
Queen Victoria duty mark, maker's mark "J.W.". Five chains with tools/accessories. 4 ozt. 10"l. x 3"w. Condition: Very good.
Two Antique Pin Cushions w/ Wrought Iron Clamps.
Pennsylvania 19th century. Primitive hand wrought C-clamps with ovoid thumb screws and brown fabric pin cushions. Largest, 6"h. x...
Seven Vintage Celluloid Figural Tape Measures.
Including Asian man playing a stringed instrument, American soldier bust, flounder fish, 3-mast ship, Easter bunny, basket of...
19th C. Pictorial & Verse Needlework Sampler.
Signed "Mally Woolfenden finished this work 1840". Girl in red dress with dog, sheep, rabbits, birds and butterflies, 2-1/2 story...
Lot of Antique Sterling Sewing Accessories.
Including two thread winders, two glove darners, two pin cases, sterling-handled scissors and two thimbles. Longest darner,...
Eight Various Antique/Vintage Fabric Pin Cushions.
Including one with a "Merry Christmas" ribbon. Largest, 2/-3/4"h. x 5" diam. Condition: Good with minor wear.
Four Antique Bone Figural Sewing Accessories.
Including a fish needle case with Stanhope viewer scene "Ostende L'Estacade" with sailboat image, bean-form needle case, acorn...
Regency Penwork Sarcophagus Sewing Box.
Early 19th century. Top scene depicts a young lady with dog by a ruin in the woods, front and sides are decorated with acorn and...
Two English Maple And Bone Sewing Clamps.
One with pin cushion top the other is holding six bodkins. Larger, 9-1/2"h. Condition: Good with use wear and a couple of cracks.
Two Pairs of Philadelphia Coin Silver Spectacles.
Both signed Mcallister. (James McAllister, Philadelphia, PA circa 1840). One pair appears to have the original case. Larger pair,...
Three Pairs of Hartford Coin Silver Spectacles.
All are signed Bolles & Day. (Hartford, CT, circa 1840). Largest pair, 4-3/4"l. folded. Condition: Two are very good with minor...
Pair of Brown & Kirby Coin Silver Spectacles.
George B. Brown and John Burgis Kirby of New Haven, Connecticut, working 1840-1857. In a needlework flamestitch case. 4-5/8"l....
Antique Grain-Painted Poplar Sewing Caddy.
Probably Pennsylvania, late 19th/early 20th century. With blue fabric pin cushion top, 6-pin spool holders, lower full-width...
Early 19th C. Rowed-Type Needlework Sampler.
Signed "Silance Harris's was born AD 1807, I worked this at twelve years of age 1819, July 5th". Alphabet and numerical sampler...
Seven Various Mauchlin Sewing Accessories.
Black transfer scenes; "Lovers' Seat" spool box, "Edinburgh Castle" trinket box, "Shakespeare's House" darner with needle-case...
19th Century Folk Art Carved Bone Needle Case.
Umbrella form with hand clasping spindle handle. 6"l. x 3/4" diam. Condition: Very good with a pin nip on bottom edge of umbrella.
19th Century Watercolor/Pastel Portrait of a Lady.
Half-length side profile of a woman wearing a headdress and lace collared dress. Unsigned. In the original gilt-molded frame. 12"...
Two 19th Cent. Barrel-Form C-Clamp Pin Cushions.
Both with original painted wood clamps with vase-form thumb screws. Larger, 5-3/4"h. x 2"w. x 3-3/4"l. Condition: Good with use...
Fine Antique Quillwork Needle Case/Pin Cushion.
Scallop shell form with seed beaded edge. Double-sided decoration with vegetable dyed quill floral and foliate designs. 4"1/4" x...
Pair of Victorian Brass Sewing Birds.
"C" clamp with pierced clover thumb screw, pin cushion, embossed cast with floral and foliate design. 4-1/2"h. Condition: Good...
Lot of Antique Sterling Sewing Accessories.
Including two thread winders, two glove darners, two pin cases, sterling-handled scissors and two thimbles. Longest darner,...
19th Century Silver Knitting Needle Sheath.
Ornately hand-chased silver with alternating rows of figures. Unmarked, probably .800 or .833 silver. 7-1/2"l. Condition: Very...
Two Antique Carved Wood Knitting Needle Holders.
"3 Hand" folk art carved, one initialed "H.R. 1777" and one elaborately carved with geometric and heart. 6-1/2", 7-3/4" and...
Early 19th Century Pictorial Silk Needlework.
Oval image depicts a young lady carrying harvested wheat in her apron. Gold painted, molded frame. 11-3/4" x 8-3/4" overall....
Two Antique Pin Cushions w/ Wrought Iron Clamps.
Pennsylvania 19th century. Primitive hand-wrought C-clamps with thumb screws and fabric pin cushions. Largest, 4-1/2"h. x...
Three Native American Beadwork Bird Souvenirs.
Two are dated 1900 and 1903. Largest, 5"h. x 3-1/2"w. x 9"l. Condition: Good with minor loss.
Antique Paint-Decorated Bow-Back Child's Chair.
Inscribed in pencil under seat "Presented to Anna Leah Hershey by her Grandfather Jacob Kreider. Annie Presented to J. Roy...
Graduated Set of 3 Mahogany Miniature Foot Stools.
Identical in form with double-sided skirts and tapered cut-out legs. Largest, 3"h. x 5-3/4"w. x 2-3/4"d. Condition: Very good...
Staffordshire Enameled Needle Case and Thimble.
18th century, polychrome enamels on a pink ground depicting pastoral landscape with sheep and monument cartouches. 6"l....
Antique Cast Iron Figural Sewing Clamp.
Late 19th/early 20th century. Goose head form with spring lever/holder under the bill pushes in to hold the fabric. Original...
19th Cent. Anglo-Indian Vizagapatnam Sewing Box
Sarcophagus form with bone and damascus rosette inlay, interior fitted with mirror and lift-out tray and having conforming...
PA Mixed Wood Sewing Caddy Dated 1832.
Signed and dated under drawer, presumably Lancaster County. Tiger maple, bird's eye maple and mahogany case. With pin cushion...
Lot of Various Antique Wooden Eggs.
Including painted folk art, darners and needle cases. Largest, 4-1/2" x 2-3/4". Condition: Good with wear.
Two Antique Silver-Mounted Knitting Needle Cases.
Both are woven with goose feather rachis, one is woven with copper wire, the other with brass wire. 7" and 7-1/2"l. Condition:...
Tortoise Shell Tatting Shuttle & Needle Case.
Unsigned, French 18th century. Silver inlaid with fine precision. 2-1/2" and 3-3/4"l. Condition: Very good with minor wire loss.
19th Century Rowed-Type Needlework Sampler.
Signed "Wrought by Miranda Edgarton in her 14th year July 1825". Silk needlework with alphabet, numbers, verse, potted flowers,...
Mother of Pearl and Tortoiseshell Thimble Cases.
Both are 19th century miniature knifebox form and fitted with needle case sleeves. 1st: Mother of Pearl with carved floral and...
Waterman Silver-Plated Brass Bird Pin Cushion.
Original plated brass with embossed floral and foliate designs. C-clamp with double pin cushions, wings stamped "PATENTED" and...
Miniature Silhouette Portraits of a Man and Woman.
Early 19th century. Gent is watercolor on paper, Woman is cut-work black paper. In similar black lacquered frames. Larger, 5-1/2"...
Three Chinese 19th C. Carved Bone Needle Cases.
Hand carved with various floral and berry motifs. 2-1/2" to 3-3/4"l. Condition: Very good.
Dutch 18th Century Silver Needle Case.
Hand chased with pastoral landscapes and ruins, figure carrying a pail, cows and horses. 3-3/4"l. Condition: Very good with minor...
French 19th Century Decorated Netted Lace Box.
Unsigned. Paint decorated with landscape rosettes. Interior with lacing frame and numerous bone accessories. 3-1/2'h. x 7-1/4"w....
Four Folk Art Carved Wood Sewing Accessories.
All are 19th century, including a woman spool holder and three needle cases; fish, shoe and bellows (also a pin cushion). Fish,...
Lot of Antique Sterling Sewing Accessories.
Including a thread winder, a stiletto, two pin cases, two sterling-handled scissors and two thimble cases with thimbles. Longest...
Carved Tagua Coquilla Nut Sewing Accessories.
Five containers with threaded bodies, some are housing thimbles. Largest egg form, 2-3/4"l. Condition: Very good with minor wear.
Continental 18th C. Silver Sewing Compendium.
Engraved fish scale design with a thimble, thread spool, needle case and a wax wafer compartment. 4"l. Condition: Very good with...
Three Lancaster County, PA Fabric Needle Cases.
19th century including a heart-shaped knitting needle holder with goose quill receptacle, hand-painted oval case with floral...
Framed Daning Sampler Signed "D.H. 1784".
With floral trailing vine border. In a later period, molded frame. 17-1/2" square. Condition: Good with heavy foxing and toning.
Five Pairs of Antique Leather Children's Shoes.
19th and early 20th century. Largest pair, 6-1/4"l. Condition: Good with wear.
Ornate Nickeled Brass Filigree Chatelaine.
Along with two polished steel chatelaine belt hooks. 12-1/2"l. x 3"w. Condition: Good with wear.
PA 19th Century Mixed Wood Sewing Caddy.
Probably Lancaster County. Tiger maple, bird's eye maple and mahogany case. With pin cushion top, 8-pin spool holder and lower...
Early 19th Century Pictorial Silk Needlework.
Framed oval image depicting a cottage with mother and two children in foreground. In a period, molded frame. 16-1/2" x 19"...
Three Antique Carved Wood Knitting Needle Holders.
All are sword form, one has a brass ferrule. 7", 8" and 9-1/2"l. Condition: Good with use wear.
Lot of Antique/Vintage Sewing Accessories.
Including a wood C-clamp pin cushion, needle case, iron scissors with leather sheath, shuttles, brass walnut-form thimble case...