Here is a great idea we got from a customer, use an old washboard like this one as a small drainboard at your sink. Handy to drain a few things in the morning. This one is white pine, with no knots, so we know it is American, not one of those recent imports. And it is "treeshaped", that is it tapers as the tree does. This one tapers from 8 1/2" to 9 1/2" in width, and 24" long, including its breadboard ends. It never had a finish, is all hand whittled, and has the remains of old lye soap in the cracks, see pic. Hard to say on date on this one,probably about late 19th C, found in NH.
Washboard 175.
Kind of a unique thing, this walnut bread board. It is nice and thick, and so heavy, and I love the handle. Don't you think it was once a piece of something else? Nice wear and patina, was well used in it day. Heck, something you could use right now! Measures 21" x 9 1/2", and was found in Illinois.
Walnut Cutting Board $145.
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Here are two small items. The tiny mortar and pestle was clearly made for a child. It is walnut, with a maple pestle, just a charming little object, and you could use it today to grind spices, etc. It meaures 2 3/4" tall and 1 3/4" in diameter. The other item was either a child's dough bowl, or an individual salt. It is maple, was found in NE, and is perfect old condition, and never had a finish. It measures 2 3/4" in diameter, and 1 3/4" tall. Both items date to the mid 19th C.
Child's Mortar and Pestle SOLD
Small Bowl 55.
Measuring 7 1/8" x 6 7/8" in diameter this early American treen plate appears to be pine which you hardly ever find, and has the best surface. I'm not sure whether the hole at the top was added by human hands, or if a small pine knot popped out, and the maker just decided to go with it. Hard to say after all the years and wear and patina. You can hang it on the wall as you see here, or set it in a cupboard string and all, just a great old piece. Clearly made in New England, it has a slight gray cast here and there from the lye soap. Probably dates to the early 19th C.
Pine treen plate $450.
These American treen porringers with side handle are actually quite rare things to find. This charming example has a coat of old red paint in the outside, and a scrub finish on the inside. The handle is carved as one piece with the bowl. It measures 8 1/2" long, and the bowl is 5" d., is all pine, was found in Vermont, and dates to the late 18th C.
Porringer HOLD
What a great old charger, a hard to find large size. Found in PA, it is an impressive 20 1/2" x 21 1/2" in diameter. What a pretty thing this would be on a large farm table, or upright on a mantel with a group of smaller ones. The hex design is scribed into the front and the back, nice old dry patina, with some wear.
$475.00
In the 18th and 19th Century the wood soles for shoes were used over and over again as the wood lasted but the cloth or leather tops would get bad. You can see where the old tops had been tacked to the wood on this pair of remaining soles. They look just great under a chair or on top of a chest or blanket chest. A fairly rare find with great surface. They are 12" long x 3 3/4" wide
$210.00
This exquiste treen charger has it all. Age, it dates to the early 18th C. Size, it's an impressive 11 1/8" x 10 7/8" x 3/4", with great shrinkage.
Color, untouched with attic surface. Form, look at the very uncommon foot turned into the bottom. Technique, look at the beautiful foot powered lathe turn marks on the top, the edge, and especially on the bottom. No cracks or damage. Definitely American, from the collection Peter Eaton had at the Dealer's show last summer.
Treen Charger HOLD.
Here's another classic American treen plate. This one is maple, with great dark patina. It is the normal eating size, but is also the very thick old style of plate, the kind you no longer see on the market. It is not now quite as flat as it once was, and the fine cracks on the front show where the expansion was. The cracks are only on the front surface, they do not go through. Look at all the fine knife marks on the back, and if you look carefully at the front detail you can see them there too. It measures 8 1/2" x 8 7/8" x 3/4" thick, was found in CT, and dates to the early 18th C.
Maple plate $750.
This rustic maple spice box was once quite fine, but has had a rough life. The delicate turnings tell us it was carefully made by a skilled craftsman, but now the knob from the top is gone, the surface has become rough, and it has a crack in the side that has been sewn together with linen thread. The top screws on, with handmade screw turns, and it is filled with old flowers or herbs. It measures 4 3/4" x 4", and was also part of the collection of Peter Eaton's.
Spice box $275.
Here's a nice small treen compote. It measures 8" diameter x 5" tall. Made of maple, it has a nice dark dry patina.
Small compote $145.
Here is a large treen compote, commodius enough to hold your whole fruit collection, or maybe you'd like it just plain on your shelf of treen. Anyhow, it's made of oak, with a perfect old dark attic finish. The bowl part is made of several pieces of wood joined together, so what may appear to be cracks are where the wood is joined. It measures 12" in diameter and 6 1/2" tall.
Large compote $425.
Another good location for your fruit collection. It is walnut with the most elaborate turnings. It measures 13" diameter and 3" tall. It has a Y shaped crack, see detail.
Walnut bowl $125.
This simple old pantry as the distinction of the owner's name branded into the top, J. Hunt. Now of course we want to know. It has pine top and bottom, birch sides, perfect condition. Measures
Hunt pantry $145.
What a glorious coat of paint on this old treen bowl. I love black, it goes so well with all other colors, and it always looks so early. The bowl measures 16 1/2" x 17 1/2" x 5 1/2" tall, so good shrinkage. It is made of birch, and came from MN.
Black bowl $265.
What a great group of attractive, affordable, antique bread boards.
The top board is pine, found in MN, and measures 16 1/2" x 20", has bread board ends held on with square nails, and a well worn hanging hole.
Pine board with nails HOLD
This bottom board is one of those hard to find dough boards with sides around the edges. Perfect for over you sink! It is pine, and measures 31" x 19 1/2".
