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Chris Sprague (1887 – 1982) Decoy Carver This collection of Chris Sprague decoys has been consigned by a single consignor (Alderfer Auction June 16, 2007). Chris Sprague was an old family friend and remained so for nearly 80 years. In 1898 the English Family Cottage was built in Beach Haven, New Jersey. This Victorian Cottage was initially owned by our consignor’s grandmother and her three sisters. Apparently Chris Sprague’s father (who was also a [...] Click here to continue reading. Elgin Wind Power & Pump Company Windmills were produced in Elgin for more than 60 years. William D. Nichols and John M. Murphy entered a partnership to build windmills in 1883. Charles H. Geister joined them the following year, but by 1887 their company was in receivership. Nichols turned over his patents and factory to the newly organized Elgin Wind Power & Pump Company, headed by George M. Peck. By 1895, up to 50 [...] Click here to continue reading. The Bottle Cap Outsider Art of Grace & Clarence Woolsey A remarkable level of obsession can be found in the bottle-cap world created by Clarence and Grace Woolsey. The many objects they made — one using at least 30,000 caps — became, after their deaths, among the most significant folk/outsider art discoveries of the 1990′s. Their legacy includes a full-size bicycle made of caps, bottle-cap-encrusted figures several feet high that resemble aliens, bunnies [...] Click here to continue reading. Richard & Rosemarie Machmer Provenance The following remembrances were publishing the Pook and Pook auction catalogue for this sale, held on October 24 and 25, 2008. For coverage of this sale, please see the account in Maine Antique Digest, published in January of 2009, available at http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/index.html?id=1014. About thirty-five years ago, I traveled around two hours to an evening country auction in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. As I walked into the auction house, facing me was [...] Click here to continue reading. Filigree or Quillwork Rolled paper-work, originally known as filigree (and, occasionally, quillwork in America), became a schoolgirl pursuit in England following the restoration of Charles II in 1660. It remained a popular activity well into the 18th century. Despite the colonial taste for English fashions, the only American colonial filigree know today was made in Boston between the 1690′s and the 1750′s. English girls made filigree coats-of-arms and the earliest Boston example is 1693. [...] Click here to continue reading. Marcus Illions-Carousel Carver Marcus Illions was a Russian immigrant who became famous as Coney Island’s master carousel artist. His horses are known for their flamboyant, highly animated poses, and unique gold-leaf manes. Shaker Chairs The Shakers produced five chair types: the rolled arm, scrolled arm, back with cross rail, front upright with mushroom turned upper ends and the armless sewing rocker. Chair backs are slat back in form. Seats made of rush, splint woven, woven tape or caned. Upholstery was not used, except in very late examples. Shaker chairs were made of a variety of woods, with maple being the most commonly found. Sometimes with multiple [...] Click here to continue reading. The Mason Decoy Factory was founded by William James Mason and operated from 1896 to 1924 in Detroit, Michigan. Spillman Engineering Company of North Tonawanda, New York, produced portable carousels for carnivals and country fairs. Charles Looff Charles Looff was one of Coney Island’s original carousel artists. In 1870, at the age of 18, Charles Looff came to New York from Germany. He worked as a woodcarver in a Brooklyn furniture store. In the evenings he spent time carving wooden animals. Eventually, these were painted and erected at Coney Island — the famous seaside resort’s first carrousel. It opened in 1876 and was a great success. |
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