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The Kolar Collection

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  • Red- and Black-painted Pine Checkerboard
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 2151

    Red- and Black-painted Pine Checkerboard

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Painted Double-sided Game Board
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2152

    Painted Double-sided Game Board

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    $300 - $500
  • Two Pairs of Juggling Clubs
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2153

    Two Pairs of Juggling Clubs

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    $400 - $600
  • Double-sided Inlaid Game Board
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2154

    Double-sided Inlaid Game Board

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    $400 - $600
  • Paint-decorated Gaming Wheel
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2155

    Paint-decorated Gaming Wheel

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • American School, Early 19th Century      Portrait of a Young Girl with a Doll
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2156

    American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Young...

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    $300 - $500
  • American School, Early 20th Century      Portrait of a Dog on a Bench on a Checkered Floor
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2157

    American School, Early 20th Century Portrait of a Dog o...

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    $300 - $500
  • Large Carved and Painted Folk Art Snake
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2158

    Large Carved and Painted Folk Art Snake

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    $300 - $500
  • Child's Red and Yellow Paint-decorated Blanket Chest
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2159

    Child's Red and Yellow Paint-decorated Blanket Chest

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    $300 - $500
  • Paint-decorated Pine Child's Blanket Chest
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2160

    Paint-decorated Pine Child's Blanket Chest

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    $400 - $600
  • Red-painted Chest of Four Drawers
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2161

    Red-painted Chest of Four Drawers

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    $400 - $600
  • Red-painted Bench
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2162

    Red-painted Bench

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    $600 - $800
  • Green-painted Bench
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2163

    Green-painted Bench

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    $600 - $800
  • Stuffed and Embroidered Wool Felt Basket of Fruit Shadow Box
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2164

    Stuffed and Embroidered Wool Felt Basket of Fruit Shado...

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    $400 - $600
  • Group of Textile Items Including Six Multicolored String Balls and a Yarn Bird
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2165

    Group of Textile Items Including Six Multicolored Strin...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Wirework Basket with a Collection of Strawberry Pincushions
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2166

    Wirework Basket with a Collection of Strawberry Pincush...

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    $400 - $600
  • Group of Tomato and Strawberry-form Fabric Pincushions
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2167

    Group of Tomato and Strawberry-form Fabric Pincushions

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Painted Pine Hanging Slant-lid Box "H.M.,"
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2168

    Painted Pine Hanging Slant-lid Box "H.M.,"

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    $300 - $500
  • Carved Wood and Gilt Corinthian Capital
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2169

    Carved Wood and Gilt Corinthian Capital

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    $200 - $250
  • Small Copper Star-form Finial
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2170

    Small Copper Star-form Finial

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    $200 - $250
  • Approximately Thirty Carpet Balls in a Large Blown Glass Vase
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2171

    Approximately Thirty Carpet Balls in a Large Blown Glas...

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    $300 - $500
  • Nineteen Ceramic Carpet Balls
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2172

    Nineteen Ceramic Carpet Balls

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    $300 - $500
  • Three Slip-decorated Wares
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2173

    Three Slip-decorated Wares

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    $200 - $400
  • Blown Glass Footed Vase with a Collection of Porcelain Cherries
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2174

    Blown Glass Footed Vase with a Collection of Porcelain ...

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    $200 - $250
  • American School, Late 19th Century      Still Life with Fruit in a Compote and a Cocktail
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2175

    American School, Late 19th Century Still Life with Frui...

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    $400 - $600
  • Modern Watercolor on Velvet Theorem with Compote of Fruit
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 2176

    Modern Watercolor on Velvet Theorem with Compote of Fru...

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Small "Hummer" Rooster Windmill Weight
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2177

    Small "Hummer" Rooster Windmill Weight

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    $300 - $500
  • Cast Aluminum Owl Fencepost Decoy
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2178

    Cast Aluminum Owl Fencepost Decoy

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    $200 - $400
  • Large Floral Embroidered Panel
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2179

    Large Floral Embroidered Panel

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    $300 - $500
  • Shirred Rug with a Cape House
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2180

    Shirred Rug with a Cape House

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    $400 - $600
  • Hooked Rug with a House in a Landscape
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2181

    Hooked Rug with a House in a Landscape

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    $200 - $400
  • Geometric Hooked Rug
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2182

    Geometric Hooked Rug

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    $300 - $500
  • Floral Hooked Rug
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2183

    Floral Hooked Rug

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    $200 - $400
  • Four Cast Iron Urns
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2184

    Four Cast Iron Urns

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    $300 - $500
  • Two White-painted Cast Iron Targets
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2185

    Two White-painted Cast Iron Targets

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    $200 - $250
  • Square and X Hooked Rug
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2186

    Square and X Hooked Rug

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    $300 - $500
  • Fabric Rug with a Cat Playing with a Ball of String
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2187

    Fabric Rug with a Cat Playing with a Ball of String

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    $200 - $400
  • Hooked and Braided Rug with a Bull
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2188

    Hooked and Braided Rug with a Bull

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    $200 - $400
  • Fabric Rug with a Chicken
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2189

    Fabric Rug with a Chicken

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    $200 - $250
  • Wool Applique Penny Rug
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2190

    Wool Applique Penny Rug

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    $200 - $400
  • Pony Hooked Rug
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2191

    Pony Hooked Rug

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    $200 - $400
  • Dog and Cats Hooked Rug
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2192

    Dog and Cats Hooked Rug

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    $200 - $400
  • Modern Watercolor on Velvet Theorem of a Bird and Basket of Fruit
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2193

    Modern Watercolor on Velvet Theorem of a Bird and Baske...

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    $200 - $400
  • Glazed Walnut Display Case
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2194

    Glazed Walnut Display Case

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    $300 - $500
  • American School, Late 19th Century      Portrait of a Horse
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 2195

    American School, Late 19th Century Portrait of a Horse

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    $300 - $500
  • American School, Late 19th Century      Portrait of "Spunky" and a Kitten
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2196

    American School, Late 19th Century Portrait of "Spunky"...

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    $200 - $400
  • Nine Coin Silver Sheaf of Wheat or Basket of Flowers Spoons
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2197

    Nine Coin Silver Sheaf of Wheat or Basket of Flowers Sp...

    Est.
    $200 - $250
  • Chippendale Carved Mahogany Block-front Chest of Drawers
    Estimate
    $8,000 - $12,000
    Lot 2198

    Chippendale Carved Mahogany Block-front Chest of Drawer...

    Est.
    $8,000 - $12,000

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
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States

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Phone:+1 6173505400

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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.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale. Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

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.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

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Revised January 8, 2014