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The Kolar Collection

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  • Dipped Fan Slip-decorated Creamware Pitcher
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1000

    Dipped Fan Slip-decorated Creamware Pitcher

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Pair of Mocha "Seaweed" and Slip-decorated Pearlware Covered Urns
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1001

    Pair of Mocha "Seaweed" and Slip-decorated Pearlware Co...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Engine-turned and Slip-decorated Pearlware Quart Mug
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 1002

    Engine-turned and Slip-decorated Pearlware Quart Mug

    Est.
    $200 - $250
  • Cable and Cat's-eye Slip-decorated Creamware Pitcher
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 1003

    Cable and Cat's-eye Slip-decorated Creamware Pitcher

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Pearlware Pitcher
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,000
    Lot 1004

    Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Pearlware Pitcher

    Est.
    $800 - $1,000
  • Cable and Slip-decorated Mustard Pot
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1005

    Cable and Slip-decorated Mustard Pot

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    $300 - $500
  • Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Salt
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1006

    Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Salt

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    $300 - $500
  • Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Pepper Pot
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 1007

    Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Pepper Pot

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    $500 - $700
  • Slip Branch-decorated Pearlware Bowl
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1008

    Slip Branch-decorated Pearlware Bowl

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    $300 - $500
  • Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Quart Milk Jug
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1009

    Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Quart Milk Jug

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Jug
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 1010

    Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Jug

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Jug
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1011

    Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Jug

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    $200 - $300
  • Marbled Slip-decorated Creamware Bowl
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 1012

    Marbled Slip-decorated Creamware Bowl

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    $400 - $600
  • Mocha "Tree"-decorated Coffeepot
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 1013

    Mocha "Tree"-decorated Coffeepot

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Pearlware Punch Bowl
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1014

    Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Pearlware Punch Bowl

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Cat's-eye Slip-decorated Pearlware Pitcher
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1015

    Cat's-eye Slip-decorated Pearlware Pitcher

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Pearlware Bowl
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1016

    Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Pearlware Bowl

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Blue Slip-decorated Pearlware Mug
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 1017

    Blue Slip-decorated Pearlware Mug

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Trailed Slip Branch-decorated Pearlware Half-pint Mug
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1018

    Trailed Slip Branch-decorated Pearlware Half-pint Mug

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Engine-turned and Slip-decorated Creamware Half-pint Mug
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 1019

    Engine-turned and Slip-decorated Creamware Half-pint Mu...

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Quart Mug
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 1020

    Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Quart Mug

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Bowl
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 1021

    Cable and Slip-decorated Pearlware Bowl

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Engine-turned and Slip-decorated Creamware Half-pint Mug
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 1022

    Engine-turned and Slip-decorated Creamware Half-pint Mu...

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Pearlware Cream Pitcher
    Estimate
    $200 - $250
    Lot 1023

    Cat's-eye and Slip-decorated Pearlware Cream Pitcher

    Est.
    $200 - $250
  • Don Carpentier Slip-decorated Creamware Covered Serving Bowl and Undertray
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 1024

    Don Carpentier Slip-decorated Creamware Covered Serving...

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Two Spatterware Cups and Saucers
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1025

    Two Spatterware Cups and Saucers

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    $300 - $500
  • Two Spatterware Cups and Saucers
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1026

    Two Spatterware Cups and Saucers

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Wallpaper-covered Box
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1027

    Wallpaper-covered Box

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Two Carved and Painted Miniature Chairs
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1028

    Two Carved and Painted Miniature Chairs

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Rare Miniature Green-painted Chest of Five Drawers
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1029

    Rare Miniature Green-painted Chest of Five Drawers

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Miniature Sponge-painted Classical Bureau
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 1030

    Miniature Sponge-painted Classical Bureau

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Paint-decorated Slant-lid Box Attributed to the Checkerboard Artist
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Lot 1031

    Paint-decorated Slant-lid Box Attributed to the Checker...

    Est.
    $10,000 - $15,000
  • Small Red-painted and Floral-decorated Poplar Box
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,600
    Lot 1032

    Small Red-painted and Floral-decorated Poplar Box

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,600
  • Turned and Painted Lehnware Covered Footed Jar
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1033

    Turned and Painted Lehnware Covered Footed Jar

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Turned and Painted Lehnware Cup
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 1034

    Turned and Painted Lehnware Cup

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Paint-decorated Lidded Pail
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,500
    Lot 1035

    Paint-decorated Lidded Pail

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,500
  • Turned, Painted, and Decoupaged Lehnware Covered Cylindrical Jar
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1036

    Turned, Painted, and Decoupaged Lehnware Covered Cylind...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Pumpkin Orange-painted Pine Box
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1037

    Pumpkin Orange-painted Pine Box

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Small Brown-painted and Floral-decorated Trinket Box
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1038

    Small Brown-painted and Floral-decorated Trinket Box

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Small Green-painted and Floral-decorated Oval Trinket Box
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1039

    Small Green-painted and Floral-decorated Oval Trinket B...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Red-painted Compass Artist Decorated Dome-top Box
    Estimate
    $6,000 - $8,000
    Lot 1040

    Red-painted Compass Artist Decorated Dome-top Box

    Est.
    $6,000 - $8,000
  • Red and Gold Paint-decorated Poplar Document Box
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 1041

    Red and Gold Paint-decorated Poplar Document Box

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Paint Decorated Pine Box
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 1042

    Paint Decorated Pine Box

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • Printed, Watercolor, and Pen and Ink-decorated "Lions and Kings" Birth Fraktur
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 1043

    Printed, Watercolor, and Pen and Ink-decorated "Lions a...

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000
  • Watercolor and Pen and Ink Birth and Baptismal Fraktur for Maria Gerhart
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 1044

    Watercolor and Pen and Ink Birth and Baptismal Fraktur ...

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000
  • Watercolor Birth Fraktur for Rachel Gaff
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 1045

    Watercolor Birth Fraktur for Rachel Gaff

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000
  • Sarah Raab Birth and Baptismal Watercolor Fraktur by Abraham Huth
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1046

    Sarah Raab Birth and Baptismal Watercolor Fraktur by Ab...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • 18th Century German Bible with Fraktur Frontispiece
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1047

    18th Century German Bible with Fraktur Frontispiece

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200

Auction Description

The Kolar Collection by Bonhams Skinner
Preview by appointment only. Please contact the department for questions about the auction. Skinner is honored to be offering the Kolar Collection as the centerpiece of our annual August Auction. Carefully assembled over decades by collector, scholar, and author John Kolar, the collection is an impressive grouping of painted furniture, Windsor chairs, folk art, pottery, and weathervanes from 18th and 19th century America. The collection is especially strong in the decorative arts of rural Pennsylvania and Ohio – exuberant paint-decorated dower chests, painted boxes including examples by the Compass Decorator and the Checkerboard artist, watercolor fraktur, and glazed redware. This auction is available only over the internet. Log in or create a new account on the Skinner website to participate. Contact Us 508.970.3200 americana@skinnerinc.com Read more
Bonhams Skinner
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United States

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1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,” and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

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10. A premium equal to 25% of the final bid price up to and including $250,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $250,001 up to and including $3,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $3,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price.

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