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The Kolar Collection

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  • Red-painted Oval-top Tea Table with Drawer
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2343

    Red-painted Oval-top Tea Table with Drawer

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Red-painted Pine and Maple Table
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2344

    Red-painted Pine and Maple Table

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    $400 - $600
  • Red-painted Table
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2345

    Red-painted Table

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Large Turned Wood Compote with Stone Fruit
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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2346

    Large Turned Wood Compote with Stone Fruit

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Stone Cantaloupe
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2347

    Stone Cantaloupe

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    $400 - $600
  • Stone Pumpkin
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2348

    Stone Pumpkin

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    $200 - $400
  • Large Stone Half Apple
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2349

    Large Stone Half Apple

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    $300 - $500
  • Two Hooked Pad Covered Stools
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 2350

    Two Hooked Pad Covered Stools

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    $250 - $350
  • Two Wirework Baskets of Stone Fruit
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2351

    Two Wirework Baskets of Stone Fruit

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    $300 - $500
  • Six Miniature and Make-do Items
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2352

    Six Miniature and Make-do Items

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    $300 - $500
  • Two Yarn Swifts
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2353

    Two Yarn Swifts

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    $400 - $600
  • Four Chalkware Figures
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2354

    Four Chalkware Figures

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    $300 - $500
  • Three Cylindrical Wallpaper Boxes
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 2355

    Three Cylindrical Wallpaper Boxes

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    $200 - $300
  • Three Wallpaper Boxes
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 2356

    Three Wallpaper Boxes

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    $200 - $300
  • Three Child's Mugs and a Slip-decorated Pepper Pot
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2357

    Three Child's Mugs and a Slip-decorated Pepper Pot

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    $200 - $250
  • Carved and Black-painted Hearse Finial
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2358

    Carved and Black-painted Hearse Finial

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    $300 - $500
  • Carved and Painted Finial, a Turned and Carved Jar, and a Small Penny Mat
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2359

    Carved and Painted Finial, a Turned and Carved Jar, and...

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    $200 - $250
  • Pair of Striped Turned Wood Indian Clubs and Dumbbells
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2360

    Pair of Striped Turned Wood Indian Clubs and Dumbbells

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    $400 - $600
  • Two Pairs of Painted Turned Wood Indian Clubs
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2361

    Two Pairs of Painted Turned Wood Indian Clubs

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    $300 - $500
  • Nine Numbered Turned Wood Indian Clubs
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2362

    Nine Numbered Turned Wood Indian Clubs

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    $600 - $800
  • Two Pairs and a Single Turned Wood Indian Clubs
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 2363

    Two Pairs and a Single Turned Wood Indian Clubs

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    $200 - $300
  • Two Pairs of Painted Turned Wood Indian Clubs
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 2364

    Two Pairs of Painted Turned Wood Indian Clubs

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    $200 - $300
  • Two-sided Checkers and Backgammon Game Board
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2365

    Two-sided Checkers and Backgammon Game Board

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Grain-painted Two-sided Game Board
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2366

    Grain-painted Two-sided Game Board

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    $300 - $500
  • Large White-painted Architectural Fan
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2367

    Large White-painted Architectural Fan

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    $400 - $600
  • Red-washed Paneled Pine Cupboard
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2368

    Red-washed Paneled Pine Cupboard

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Red-painted Chest of Four Drawers
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2369

    Red-painted Chest of Four Drawers

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    $400 - $600
  • Red-painted Side Table
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2370

    Red-painted Side Table

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    $400 - $600
  • John Brewster Jr. (Connecticut/Maine, 1766-1854)      Portrait of a Woman in a Pink Dress
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    $5,000 - $7,000
    Lot 2371

    John Brewster Jr. (Connecticut/Maine, 1766-1854) Portra...

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    $5,000 - $7,000
  • American School, Mid-19th Century      Folk Portrait of Girl in a Red Dress
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    $5,000 - $7,000
    Lot 2372

    American School, Mid-19th Century Folk Portrait of Girl...

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    $5,000 - $7,000
  • Prior-Hamblin School, Mid-19th Century      Portrait of a Girl in a Green Dress Holding a Puppy
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    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 2373

    Prior-Hamblin School, Mid-19th Century Portrait of a Gi...

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    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Joseph Shoemaker Russell (New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1795-1860)      Two Views of Large Masonry Buildings
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2373A

    Joseph Shoemaker Russell (New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1...

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Green Paint-decorated Bench
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2374

    Green Paint-decorated Bench

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Red- and Black-painted Blanket Chest
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2375

    Red- and Black-painted Blanket Chest

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    $400 - $600
  • White-painted Pine Step-back Cupboard
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    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2376

    White-painted Pine Step-back Cupboard

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Red-painted Corner Cupboard
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    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2377

    Red-painted Corner Cupboard

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Powder Blue-painted Sawbuck Table
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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2378

    Powder Blue-painted Sawbuck Table

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Set of Six Black-painted Turned Birdcage Windsor Chairs
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2379

    Set of Six Black-painted Turned Birdcage Windsor Chairs...

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Early Green-painted Turned Child's Armchair
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2380

    Early Green-painted Turned Child's Armchair

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Black-painted Bannister-back Armchair
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 2381

    Black-painted Bannister-back Armchair

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    $500 - $700
  • William and Mary Maple and Pine Table with Falling Leaves
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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2382

    William and Mary Maple and Pine Table with Falling Leav...

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Tin Eight-arm Chandelier
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    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2383

    Tin Eight-arm Chandelier

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Green-painted Queen Anne Armchair
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    $700 - $900
    Lot 2384

    Green-painted Queen Anne Armchair

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    $700 - $900
  • Pine Chest over Drawers
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2385

    Pine Chest over Drawers

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    $600 - $800
  • Small Pine and Maple Trestle-foot Chair Table
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2386

    Small Pine and Maple Trestle-foot Chair Table

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    $600 - $800
  • Green Paint-decorated Box
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2387

    Green Paint-decorated Box

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Paint-decorated Wooden Bucket
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2388

    Paint-decorated Wooden Bucket

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    $300 - $500
  • Large Putty-painted Storage Box
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2389

    Large Putty-painted Storage Box

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    $400 - $600

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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Terms & Conditions

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.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised January 8, 2014