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Beaded Glass Flowers: Circa 1920; Pennsylvania Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1920   item# 1198787  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $125. for the group  This group of eight beaded glass flowers would look lovely in any small vase. They range in length from 3" to 6". Excellent condition. Colorful and low on maintenance. Pennsylvania origin; circa 1920. Victorian Wire Basket: Circa 1890 Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Pre 1900   item# 1198776  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $195.  Extremely fine wire basket in the shape of a classic flower basket. The small size of this indicates it may have been intended as a candy holder. Regardless of its original intent, it is a wonderfully sculptural piece. It measures 7 3/4" to the top of the handle and 7" long. Excellent condition. Four Homemade Musical Instruments: Circa 1900 Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1920   item# 1194646  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $1500. for the four  Four homemade musical instruments are made from a variety of recycled parts. The bodies of all but the fiddle are cigar boxes; the fiddle is banded with previously used metal. They were likely meant as actual instruments to be played but would make a wonderful sculptural grouping. The largest is 29" tall; the smallest is 15". Made circa 1900. Victorian Decoupage Album: Circa 1890; Pa. Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 1193642  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $350.  This is one of the most finely done Victorian decoupage albums. Each of the appliqued images is attached to a cloth page. The pages are a variety of compatible colors, all with pinked edges. The images are a huge array of animals (including a lobster); people; flowers; fruits; vegetables and patriotic motifs. The album cover measures 9" x 11 1/2". There are 18 pages. Frog Beanbag Doorstop: Circa 1940; Pa. Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1940   item# 1193641  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $95.  This beanbag frog is both amusing and functional. It can serve as a doorstop or a whimsical ornament. It has an orange velvet bottom with a green brocade top. The eyes are fancy buttons. It measures 11" from the mouth to tail and 9" at its widest. Excellent condition; circa 1940; Pennsylvania origin. Mexican Wood and Leather Doll's Chair: Circa 1940 Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Pre 1950   item# 1192576  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $335.  This charming doll's chair is a wonderfully detailed miniature. The leather seat is tooled as well as painted.The wood is entirely hand carved. Measurements are 9 1/4" tall and 6 1/4" wide to the outside of the armrests. Made in Mexico in the 1940's. Salesman's Sample Children's Socks: Circa 1940 Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1940   item# 1189498  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 SOLD  Cannon Mills of New York City offered these two styles of children's anklets. Salesmen had each color option sewn on black linen to offer their wares. They have recently been sewn to a stretcher and are ready to hang. Each measures 21" wide and 8 1/2" tall. Homemade Sign: Circa 1930 Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1930   item# 1189400  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $395.  What further description is necessary? The sign says it all. Hattie Hersey defiantly wrote "This is my house and I do as I dam (sic) please". She painted it on an old piece of wood. Signed Hattie Hersey; found in New England. Measures 7 1/2" tall and 10 3/4" wide. Made 1930's. Homemade Tin Flask Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 1187341  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $235.  This handmade tin flask was clearly meant to be sculptural as well as functional. It is 8 1/2" tall including the hand carved wood cork. It has a dent on one side which does not show on the thumbnails. Unfortunately, it would no longer hold water as the lead solder has separated from the tin in one place. It remains, however, an appealing ornament. Sculpture of Egyptian Figures Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1950   item# 1187339  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $575.  It is difficult to say the purpose for which this sculpture of an ancient Egyptian couple was made. It may have been for a stage decoration or perhaps purely ornamental. It is made of plaster and measures 38" tall and 17 1/2" wide. Probably made in the early - mid 20th century. Good condition with some slight chipping to the paint. Braided Turtle Doorstop: Circa 1930 Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1930   item# 1182873  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 SOLD  Charming braided turtle doorstop filled with beans. Measures 13 1/2" head to tail. Dates to the 1930's. Cross stitch Practice Piece: Circa 1890; Pennsylvania Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Pre 1900   item# 1182872  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $350.  This unusual practice piece of cross stitched designs includes flowers; birds and geometric patterns on a blue checked ground. Most often, this type of work is seen ornamenting aprons; pillows or comforters but it is quite rare to see as large a piece as this with a variety of patterns. Most are cross stitched directly to the large ground material but several were done on smaller pieces of fabric and appliqued to the main piece. Everything is blue and white cotton with the exception of a small ...click for details Handcarved Wood Dog Doorstop Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1920   item# 1182071  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 SOLD  This well carved image of a seated dog is functional as well as a small sculptural work of art. Eyes; nostrils and hair are all nicely detailed but most appealing is the way in which the carver dealt with the dog's hind legs. The entire piece is 5 3/4" tall on a base measuring 7 1/2" long. Made in Pennsylvania; circa 1920. Oval Fingered Pantry Boxes in Original Blue Paint Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 1178962  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 $1075. each  These three mid 19th century, oval pantry boxes are in untouched condition in their original dark blue/green paint. The smallest is 1 3/4" tall; 3 1/2" deep and 4 3/4" wide. It has a small crack on the bottom. The middle box is 2" tall; 4" deep and 5 3/4" wide. There is a tiny piece missing from the bottom of the back. Both flaws are shown in thumbnail photos. The largest 2 3/8" tall; 4 1/4" deep and 5 9/16" wide. It has no condition apologies. The ...click for details Homemade Cat Toys Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Folk Art: Pre 1900   item# 1178961  click for details Stella Rubin Antique Quilts and Decorative Arts 301-948-4187 Black cat on left SOLD Striped cat on right $295  These are two homemade cat toys from the turn of the century. On the left is a sock cat with an embroidered face and a wonderful three dimensional tongue. It measures 9 1/2" tall from the base to the tip of the ears. New England origin. On the left is a cat that may have been meant as a squeak toy. One can feel a metal ring inside it. It may have been inserted to give it structure or it may have given off a noise. This poor critter is missing one of its appliqued eyes. It measures 11" ...click for details pages:  1   2    3    4