Old Town Antiques

Original ink on board by Howell Dodd

OldTownAntiques — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:53:58 +0000

Original ink by Howell Dodd

A hard to find original by well-known pulp fiction illustrator, Howell Dodd. I love this piece as it’s a little deceptive – you can’t quite tell what’s going on but, it’s pretty clear that he’s not working on a garden… The painting is on matboard, 12″ x 16″ The publication instructions are on a separate piece of paper, taped to the left side of the board.

$275.00

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Old Pawn Navajo cluster brooch

OldTownAntiques — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:31:40 +0000

Old Pawn Navajo cluster brooch

A gorgeous big old cluster brooch. Circa 1950s, like the Zuni clusters but I think Navajo made this piece due to the weight and the stamped silver spiderweb shaped applique in the middle of the brooch. Also a pendant, this is large at 2 7/8″ wide. The back is stamped “AB.” A beautiful big old piece.

$375.00

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Fire agate & coral bug ring

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:35:14 +0000

Not subtle but a great older bug ring. His body is formed of two fire agates with coral legs. All set on a heavy silver base with a wide band. The back of the platform is marked repeatedly with asterisks and bear paws. I don’t know if this is a particular marker or if it is Native American. Whoever made it, a great piece. The coral pieces were carved before set and his left hind leg is in about three piece but securely set and stable in the bezel. Large, the ring is a size 10 3/4. He’s 1 1/4″ long front leg to back leg and just over 1″ wide. What a statement!

$SOLD

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Old Hopi coil Kachina basket plaque

OldTownAntiques — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:55:26 +0000

A great old Hopi coil basket plaque depicting a Kachina. The design is striking, strongly geometric and almost abstract but clearly, a Kachina (Katsina). With tiny overstitched details at the base of the headdress. Circa 1960 or so, in excellent old condition with light wear. The hanging loop is intact just slightly off center. 10 1/2″ in diameter.

$375.00

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Large old German blown glass deer

OldTownAntiques — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:35:46 +0000

Large old German blown glass deer

It always amazes me that these survive the years but many do. This is a larger than normal deer at about 5 1/2″ tall. And, he’s an unusual color, white rather than mercury. A white body with black eyes and nose and swirled brownish glass antlers, ears and legs, on a clear glass base. He’s in excellent shape with no chips or cracks. He has most of the original label left on his tummy, “Made in Germany.”

$95

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Horacio Parra cat brooch, Taxco

OldTownAntiques — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:38:25 +0000

Horacio Parra cat brooch, Taxco

A little brooch of a cat, with a great stylized curl of a body and sparkly green eyes. The piece is signed on the back of the cat’s head with the eagle 34, Parra, Mexico, 1925. He measures 1 1/8″ long x 5/8″ tall at his ears.

$40.00

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Vintage Mexican eagle brooch

OldTownAntiques — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:48:57 +0000

Vintage Mexican eagle brooch

A bold old Taxco piece, a eagle. He holds branches in his claws, so he’s the American eagle. His outer wing is separate so he has good depth and dimension. Terrific detail! With the old C clasp and marked only “Silver, Made in Mexico.” He measures approximately 2″ tall and wide.

$95

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Old original pastel cat portrait

OldTownAntiques — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:37:25 +0000

Old original pastel cat portrait

Okay, cat-lovers, this is great. Not just a cat picture, this feels like a personal portrait of someone’s loved cat. The long-haired cat is posed with a blue ribbon that compliments his or her pretty green eyes. The oval mat opening measures 10″ tall by 6″ wide. The frame measures 12 3/4″ by 8 3/4″ This is a folk art piece as the cat’s eyes are a bit crooked but then again, I’ve had cross-eyed cats. In what I think is an original frame, the portrait is in good antique condition with various loss of the loose chalk surface. Two notable areas are visible on the left side of the portrait at the outer edge of the white fur. The frame is stable with surface wear and the backing board would benefit from a few more nails

$125

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Big old Zuni Eagle Dancer bolo

OldTownAntiques — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:15:57 +0000

A big old bolo tie of an Eagle Dancer. Heavy, well-made, beautiful. Zuni channel inlay, stones and shells set in silver and I think this is by the Poncho family. Their work is distinctive in style and they specialize in eagle dancers. The turquoise at his neck is carved and dimensional. He measures approximately 2 3/4″ tall and the same wide. wide.

$395.00

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San Ildefonso brown on black olla by Carmelita Dunlap

OldTownAntiques — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:38:23 +0000

San Ildefonso brown on black olla by Carmelita Dunlap

An olla made by San Ildefonso Pueblo potter Carmelita Dunlap. This is a matte brown on polished black. Carmelita is known for detailed black on black patterns but she and her daughter worked for a time on brown fired finishes. I think this is her version of a brown on black. 5″ tall by 7 1/2″ wide. Signed on the underside in engraved script, Carmelita Dunlap. No notable problems, just the small foibles of handmade pieces and light normal wear for its age.

$1800

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Folk Art peach pit preacher

OldTownAntiques — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:46:29 +0000

Yes, it’s a peach pit head folk art preacher. His head is a carved fruit pit (I think a peach) set on a carved body and scene, even to the little open book, a Bible, in his hand. Charming and it is unusual to find a carved pit as part of a larger scene. There’s some wear and paint loss but completely acceptable for a folk piece. He measures about 6 3/4″ tall by 5″ by 1 1/2″ wide.

$55.00

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Zuni inlaid bird brooch

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:06:06 +0000

A pretty little older Zuni brooch with a pendant loop too, of inlaid shell and turquoise. His eye and the little leaves of the branch he’s sitting on are turquoise. Sterling silver, with an engraved mark under the pin on the back but I can’t make it out. Dainty, the bird measures 1 1/8″ tall x about 5/8″ wide.

$60.00

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Mid century enameled green satellite hot water pot

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:15:04 +0000

Mid century enameled green satellite hot water pot

Soooo Jetsons, with a blended blue shading to green enamel, this looks like a satellite. A very usable enameled hot water or cider pot in its original stand. I think this is 1960s or so and was hardly used. Note – not for fondue as the spigot couldn’t handle cheese! In its stand, it measures 15″ tall by 12″ wide at the side rail. No notable issues or damage.

$95.00

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Victorian Art Nouveau enameled iris brooch

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:40:08 +0000

Victorian Art Nouveau enameled iris brooch

An elegant Art Nouveau enameled iris brooch. This came in its original box from H.J. Nogel & Bro Jewelers Engravers & Opticians in Lewisburg, PA. The business was established in 1892 and the brooch feels 1900-ish. Assume that it’s not silver but the hook and pin appear to be silver. No marks found. The brooch measures 2 3/8″ wide by 1 5/8″ tall.

$125.00

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Hand tinted young black man RPPC

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:56:06 +0000

Hand tinted young black man RPPC

A sweet piece. This is a vintage hand tinted real photo post card. The well-dressed young man, Lafayette, apparently sent this signed card to his aunt. “To Aunt Cleo from Lafayette.” Any aunt would be proud.

$34

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Huge sterling & resin funky flower ring

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:49:21 +0000

Huge sterling & resin funky flower ring

I don’t know who made this but the style and technique are similar to Taxco’s Mexican Pluma Azteca work. The ring is sterling, marked only .925 inside. The design is a multicolored resin poured in and around the silver. Please see all the photos that describe the piece. A size 8.5, this can’t be sized as the resin set can’t be removed. The top or front of the ring measures just over an inch wide by 3/4″ tall. The word unique gets overused these days but this piece truly is unique.

$125.00

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Fine hand colored large tintype

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:23:50 +0000

Very finely hand colored large tintype

Relatively large, this measures about 8″ x 6″ (the visible oval). This is one of the finer tinting jobs I’ve seen on an old tintype. The background around the young man is acid-etched so the gray area has a texture that brings the photo forward.

$95

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Carved Paua shell Bird of Paradise brooch

OldTownAntiques — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:07:26 +0000

Carved Paua shell Bird of Paradise brooch

A splendidly colored carved shell brooch in the shape of an exotic bird, I’m guessing a Bird of Paradise from New Zealand. Simple and elegant. The clasp is functional. Measures approximately 2″ tall.

$38

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Vintage crocheted coverlet or lap robe with tufted horse portrait

OldTownAntiques — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:58:14 +0000

A wonderful old piece, the base is a crocheted afghan or throw, with cross-stitched floral and greek key designs around a dimensional tufted portrait of a gorgeous palomino horse on the central red ground. The tufting is of excellent quality – the horse is a dimensional pile with added embroidery and beaded reins. The coverlet is in very good old condition with no notable damage. The piece is currently mounted on a wood bar but will lift right off. The whole piece measures 60″ tall by 65″ wide.

$425

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1930s tiny Navajo 4 stone turquoise brooch

OldTownAntiques — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:59:01 +0000

1930s tiny Navajo 4 stone turquoise brooch

Tiny, classic, old pawn era 4 turquoise stone brooch. Circa 1920s with the old C clasp, this measures one inch long.

$85

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1930s Navajo 3 stone bracelet

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:23:27 +0000

1930s Navajo 3 stone bracelet

In the “old pawn” time period and, of that quality, this is an early Navajo 3 stone bracelet with hand-filed bezels, stamps, silver drops. A great old bracelet, a medium woman’s size, it measures 2 3/8″ inside diameter and just over 1 inch across the opening.

$225.00

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1950s Navajo bracelet with huge Morenci stone

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:00:07 +0000

1950s Navajo bracelet with huge Morenci stone

A great, eye-catching old piece, a vintage Navajo bracelet with a big chunk of natural Morenci turquoise. The border around the bezel is terrific, with small, separate silver components and a full silver twist around. The stone measures approximately 2 1/8 in both directions.

$525

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Sterling silver (literally) pill box

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 03:42:09 +0000

Sterling silver literal pill box

A artist’s piece with a sense of humor, this is a handmade sterling silver pill box, with a pill on the top of the box and medicine designs around. The box measures 1 5/8 high x 2 wide at the base.

$195

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Old Navajo round silver box

OldTownAntiques — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:31:38 +0000

Old Navajo round silver box

Early Navajo silver box in usual round form with a domed lid. The box measures just over 1 1/4 wide by 1 inch tall.

$225.00

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Victorian miniature painting on ivory

OldTownAntiques — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:44:49 +0000

Victorian miniature painting on ivory

Wonderful exotic miniature painting of a woman and child. Circa 1890s Orientalia. The piece is signed in the lower right corner, the signature looks like “A Dussi.” About 2 3/4 inches by 2 inches, the painting is in very good antique condition with only the normal light curving of the ivory. Currently the little painted panel is mounted in a simple metal frame.

$325

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Fine silver filigree tongs

OldTownAntiques — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:07:45 +0000

Fine silver filigree tongs

Nicely made old tongs, probably for sugar cubes, no marks.

$85.00

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Enameled Viking dish by O F Hjortdahl, Denmark

OldTownAntiques — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:09:46 +0000

Enameled Viking dish by O F Hjortdahl, Denmark

Finely enameled small dish by Danish artist, O. F. Hjortdahl. Viking in theme, signed on the reverse, the dish measures 2 3/4″ across.

$45.00

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Taxco pendant with green tigereye by Miguel Melendez

OldTownAntiques — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:35:20 +0000

Taxco pendant with green tigereye by Miguel Melendez

Wrought silver curls set with the unusual green tigereye. Marked with his M in script by Miguel Melendez with his eagle mark on the pendant hook. Made as both brooch and pendant, this piece is 3 1/8 long x 3 3/8 wide.

$145.00

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Vintage glass intaglio earrings with Saint Gonzaga

OldTownAntiques — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:48:45 +0000

Vintage glass intaglio earrings with Saint Gonzaga

I believe these are Mexican or perhaps Spanish. I think the image on the underside of the glass is Saint Gonzaga as his attributes are a human skull and books, as here. Each earring measures about 1 1/4 inches long without the pearl dangle. Assume the pearls are cultured. Marked on the back of each, STERLING, 925.

$175.00

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Old figural duck pitcher, Oaxaca Mexico

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:42:30 +0000

Old figural ceramic duck pitcher from Oaxaca Mexico. This is the lovely dripware glaze that was a specialty for artists in the Oaxaca area. The duck is in very good old condition with only very light wear. No notable dings, chips or cracks.

$75

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1930s old pawn or early Harvey silver & turquoise ring

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:30:48 +0000

Old pawn silver and turquoise ring

A simple, classic, 1930s old pawn, early Harvey era ring. As expected, the natural turquoise has darkened, leaving a few bright blue spots of harder turquoise. Lots of appropriate wear – the bezel is worn and the arrow stamps on the side of the split shank are nearly worn off.

$95

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Classic tramp art box

OldTownAntiques — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:00:21 +0000

Classic tramp art box

Just a great tramp art box. About the size of the cigar box that the pieces came from, the folk artist layered pieces to create additional designs on all sides and the top of the box. Probably made as a jewelry box, it is lined with purple satin. Other than the expected wear, mostly to the satin, the box has no problems, just the irregularities of handmade things. The lid is decorated with four squares – the top two set as diamonds, the bottom two as squares. You can see that the bottom right square sat at the wrong angle for awhile so the patina reflects it’s change of position – there’s a diamond-shaped shadow.

$175

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1960s Swan mosaic table

OldTownAntiques — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:16:26 +0000

1960s Swan mosaic table

A wonderful little table, with two mosaic swans made of small pieces of glass (tesserae) set into grout. Beautiful and in very good vintage condition. No missing glass pieces, just expected dings and wear to the wood. The screw on legs are a bit skittywhompus at present but it stands sturdily. 17″ tall x 19″ x 22″ across the top.

$125.00

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Victorian brooch, silver & paste

OldTownAntiques — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:53:39 +0000

Victorian silver & paste brooch

A dainty, detailed little brooch, .800 silver set with 5 small paste or glass stones. As there is only one stone that is a domed cabochon (the turquoise color), assume that one is replaced. But, the turquoise color works well overall. The brooch measures approximately 1 3/8″ wide. The simple C clasp and pin works well.

$85.00

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Banded agate turtle brooch

OldTownAntiques — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:19:33 +0000

Banded agate turtle brooch

A simply designed elegant turtle brooch, a banded agate cabochon set on sterling silver. Head to tail, he measures 1 7/8″ long and his rolling clasp works well.

$85.00

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Zootropion, Whirligig of life, Praxinoscope

OldTownAntiques — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:24:49 +0000

Victorian Zootropion, Praxinoscope or Whirligig of Life

Labeled as a Whirligig of Life, this is a praxinoscope or zootropion. Functional, even with 9 strips. Sitting on a surface, it looks just slightly off kilter but it spins well and views wonderfully. Note that the strips are worn with tattered edges and some tape repair but all are basically intact and view well. Rare!

$1650

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Old 1930s Acoma olla with creative Native repair

OldTownAntiques — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:10:46 +0000

Old Acoma olla with creative Native repair

This is a 1930s olla. Once badly broken, a lady at Jemez repaired this in a most creative fashion. She used leather strips to reinforce the breaks and losses, left the leather with its original color around the rim of the olla (neatly complementing the red underbody of the pot) but she painted the leather in the design areas to match the original design. An unusual but effective fix and the pot is both attractive and interesting. 8” tall x just under 9” wide.

$SOLD

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Austro-Hungarian silver & turquoise snake brooch

OldTownAntiques — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:37:57 +0000

Austro-Hungarian silver & turquoise snake brooch

A wonderful Revival piece, a snake coiled into a figure 8 with a tail curl, hand-tooled to create his scales, holding a pendant with four small turquoise stones in his mouth. Old “C” hook clasp. I don’t know if the pendant is original to the brooch but it fits. Unmarked but I’ll guarantee this to be .800 silver or better. Tail to drop, just under 1 ¾,” just over 1 ½” wide. He’s great!

$195

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Original signed oil Crucifixion

OldTownAntiques — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:20:47 +0000

An original oil painting of the Crucifixion, on canvas adhered to thick paper board. Beautifully painted, the artist was professional. I can’t quite make out the name but the signature includes the Italian region’s name “Gazizia.” The painting measures 27 ¼” x 17 ½.”.

$550

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1930s or 1940s Acoma olla

OldTownAntiques — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:20:41 +0000

1930s or 1940s Acoma olla

Simple, geometric and striking unsigned Acoma olla. Part of its charm, this has the slightly crooked shape of a hand-coiled pot. Typical of old Acoma pieces, the finish has “pops” in the slip on the surface. It measures approximately 8 ½” in both height and diameter.

$650

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