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The Kolar Collection

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  • Molded Sheet Copper and Zinc Trotting Horse Weathervane
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 2437

    Molded Sheet Copper and Zinc Trotting Horse Weathervane...

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Gilded Sheet Copper Pointing Hand Bannerette Weathervane
    Estimate
    $200 - $250
    Lot 2438

    Gilded Sheet Copper Pointing Hand Bannerette Weathervan...

    Est.
    $200 - $250
  • Molded Sheet Copper Horse and Jockey Weathervane
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2439

    Molded Sheet Copper Horse and Jockey Weathervane

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Red-painted Pine Bench
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2440

    Red-painted Pine Bench

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    $300 - $500
  • Grain-painted Wooden Works Tall Case Clock
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2441

    Grain-painted Wooden Works Tall Case Clock

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Green-painted Pine Adjustable Light Stand
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2442

    Green-painted Pine Adjustable Light Stand

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Paint-decorated Tilt-top Candlestand
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2443

    Paint-decorated Tilt-top Candlestand

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Small Red-painted Pine Bench
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2444

    Small Red-painted Pine Bench

    Est.
    $200 - $250
  • Small Red-painted Pine Wall Box
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 2445

    Small Red-painted Pine Wall Box

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Miniature Red-painted Pine Shoe-foot Blanket Chest
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 2446

    Miniature Red-painted Pine Shoe-foot Blanket Chest

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Red-painted Poplar Blanket Chest
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 2447

    Red-painted Poplar Blanket Chest

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Large Blue-painted Blanket Chest
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 2448

    Large Blue-painted Blanket Chest

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Set of Five White-painted Bamboo-turned Step-down Windsor Chairs
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2449

    Set of Five White-painted Bamboo-turned Step-down Winds...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Mustard Yellow Grain-painted Hanging Cabinet
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2450

    Mustard Yellow Grain-painted Hanging Cabinet

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Red-painted Pine and Maple Tavern Table
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2451

    Red-painted Pine and Maple Tavern Table

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Paint-decorated Wooden Works Tall Clock
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2452

    Paint-decorated Wooden Works Tall Clock

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Molded Sheet Copper and Zinc Cow Weathervane
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2453

    Molded Sheet Copper and Zinc Cow Weathervane

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Molded Sheet Copper and Zinc Steer Weathervane
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 2454

    Molded Sheet Copper and Zinc Steer Weathervane

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000
  • Molded Sheet Copper Trotting Horse Weathervane
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2455

    Molded Sheet Copper Trotting Horse Weathervane

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Large Molded Sheet Copper Rooster Weathervane
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2456

    Large Molded Sheet Copper Rooster Weathervane

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Red-painted Poplar Storage or Blanket Chest
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2457

    Red-painted Poplar Storage or Blanket Chest

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Blue-gray Painted Cupboard
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2458

    Blue-gray Painted Cupboard

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Green-painted Candle Shelf
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 2459

    Green-painted Candle Shelf

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Green-painted Pine Mantel
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2460

    Green-painted Pine Mantel

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Grain-painted Dry Sink
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 2461

    Grain-painted Dry Sink

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    $400 - $600
  • Pair of Brown-painted Wooden Gates
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 2462

    Pair of Brown-painted Wooden Gates

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Blue-painted Folding Quilt Rack
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2463

    Blue-painted Folding Quilt Rack

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Early Red-painted Six-board Chest
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 2464

    Early Red-painted Six-board Chest

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Blue/green- and Salmon-painted Walnut Blanket Chest
    Estimate
    $700 - $900
    Lot 2465

    Blue/green- and Salmon-painted Walnut Blanket Chest

    Est.
    $700 - $900
  • Paint-decorated Pine Six-board Chest
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2466

    Paint-decorated Pine Six-board Chest

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Early Joined Chest over Four Drawers
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2467

    Early Joined Chest over Four Drawers

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Paint-decorated Chest over Two Drawers
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 2468

    Paint-decorated Chest over Two Drawers

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Paint-decorated Sewing Stand
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2469

    Paint-decorated Sewing Stand

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Blue-painted Cricket Stool and a Child's Ladder-back Chair
    Estimate
    $150 - $200
    Lot 2470

    Blue-painted Cricket Stool and a Child's Ladder-back Ch...

    Est.
    $150 - $200
  • Walnut Tall Case Clock
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2471

    Walnut Tall Case Clock

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Walnut Tall Case Clock
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2472

    Walnut Tall Case Clock

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Four Carved and Salmon Red-painted Architectural Wainscot Panel Sections
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2473

    Four Carved and Salmon Red-painted Architectural Wainsc...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Two Painted Plaster Wall Panels
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2474

    Two Painted Plaster Wall Panels

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    $400 - $600
  • Two Large Painted Plaster Wall Panels
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    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2475

    Two Large Painted Plaster Wall Panels

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Carved and Painted Model for an Indian Chief Figurehead
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2476

    Carved and Painted Model for an Indian Chief Figurehead...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Leander Allen Plummer II (Massachusetts/Maine, 1857-1914)      Cod on the Line
    Estimate
    $12,000 - $15,000
    Lot 2477

    Leander Allen Plummer II (Massachusetts/Maine, 1857-191...

    Est.
    $12,000 - $15,000
  • Thomas J. Hill (New York, 19th Century)      Boys Fishing
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2478

    Thomas J. Hill (New York, 19th Century) Boys Fishing

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • American School, Late 19th Century      Catching Trout
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 2479

    American School, Late 19th Century Catching Trout

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Thomas Worth (New York, 1834-1917)      Farming and boat building as practiced on the Southside [of] Long Island
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 2480

    Thomas Worth (New York, 1834-1917) Farming and boat bui...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Chinese School, 19th Century      Portrait of a Clipper Ship
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2481

    Chinese School, 19th Century Portrait of a Clipper Ship...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • American School, 19th Century      Portrait of the Sailing Ship Rachel   off Liverpool
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2482

    American School, 19th Century Portrait of the Sailing S...

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Chinese School, 19th Century      U.S. Flagship "Omaha"
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2483

    Chinese School, 19th Century U.S. Flagship "Omaha"

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • William Hare (Maryland/England, 1815-1865)      Portrait of the Schooner Abbott Lawrence
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 2484

    William Hare (Maryland/England, 1815-1865) Portrait of ...

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000

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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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.

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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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