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The Kolar Collection

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  • Small Slip-decorated Redware Tart Plate
    Estimate
    $200 - $250
    Lot 1096

    Small Slip-decorated Redware Tart Plate

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    $200 - $250
  • Slip-decorated Redware Tart Plate
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 1097

    Slip-decorated Redware Tart Plate

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    $200 - $250
  • Mottled Green Glazed Redware Cat
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 1098

    Mottled Green Glazed Redware Cat

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    $600 - $800
  • Yellow Glazed and Manganese-decorated Bird Whistle
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 1099

    Yellow Glazed and Manganese-decorated Bird Whistle

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    $200 - $250
  • Wagner Pottery Glazed Redware Spaniel Bank
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1100

    Wagner Pottery Glazed Redware Spaniel Bank

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Wagner Pottery Glazed Redware Spaniel Bank
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    $500 - $800
    Lot 1101

    Wagner Pottery Glazed Redware Spaniel Bank

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    $500 - $800
  • William S. Maise Glazed Redware Spaniel
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 1102

    William S. Maise Glazed Redware Spaniel

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    $600 - $800
  • Large Slip-decorated Redware "Ehli" Plate
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1103

    Large Slip-decorated Redware "Ehli" Plate

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Large Slip- and Bird-decorated Redware Plate
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1104

    Large Slip- and Bird-decorated Redware Plate

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Large Slip-decorated Redware Dish
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1105

    Large Slip-decorated Redware Dish

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    $300 - $500
  • Two Small Slip-decorated Redware Plates
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1106

    Two Small Slip-decorated Redware Plates

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    $300 - $500
  • Tulip-decorated Glazed Redware Plate
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1107

    Tulip-decorated Glazed Redware Plate

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    $300 - $500
  • Two-sided "B.S. Kingman" Painted Giltwood Pocket Watch-form Trade Sign
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 1108

    Two-sided "B.S. Kingman" Painted Giltwood Pocket Watch-...

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    $600 - $800
  • Gold-painted Odd Fellows Chain Links and Eye Sign
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1109

    Gold-painted Odd Fellows Chain Links and Eye Sign

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    $300 - $500
  • Painted Wood and Tin Straight Razor Trade Sign
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1110

    Painted Wood and Tin Straight Razor Trade Sign

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    $200 - $300
  • Rare Gilt Copper Axe Trade Sign
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 1111

    Rare Gilt Copper Axe Trade Sign

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    $400 - $600
  • Diminutive Turned and Red-, White-, and Blue-painted Barber Pole
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1112

    Diminutive Turned and Red-, White-, and Blue-painted Ba...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Red-painted Court House
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1113

    Red-painted Court House

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    $300 - $500
  • Birth and Baptismal Fraktur for Jacob Schafer
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1114

    Birth and Baptismal Fraktur for Jacob Schafer

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Very Rare Watercolor and Pen and Ink House Blessing Fraktur
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 1115

    Very Rare Watercolor and Pen and Ink House Blessing Fra...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Fraktur for Catherina Probst
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 1116

    Fraktur for Catherina Probst

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Watercolor and Pen and Ink Birth Fraktur for "Susanna,"
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 1117

    Watercolor and Pen and Ink Birth Fraktur for "Susanna,"...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Fraktur for Jacob David
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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 1118

    Fraktur for Jacob David

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Watercolor and Pen and Ink Bookplate
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 1119

    Watercolor and Pen and Ink Bookplate

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    $400 - $600
  • Framed Elizabeth Hoot Fraktur Songbook
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1120

    Framed Elizabeth Hoot Fraktur Songbook

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Fraktur for Henrich Huber
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 1121

    Fraktur for Henrich Huber

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Watercolor Fraktur Birth Announcement for Abraham Hay
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1122

    Watercolor Fraktur Birth Announcement for Abraham Hay

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Watercolor and Pen and Ink Marriage Fraktur for Elisabeth George
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1123

    Watercolor and Pen and Ink Marriage Fraktur for Elisabe...

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Birth and Baptism Fraktur for Samuel Stover
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1124

    Birth and Baptism Fraktur for Samuel Stover

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Fraktur Marriage Record for Elizabeth Stoker
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    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 1125

    Fraktur Marriage Record for Elizabeth Stoker

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    $2,000 - $4,000
  • Fraktur Birth Record for Johannes Stotzer
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    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 1126

    Fraktur Birth Record for Johannes Stotzer

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    $2,000 - $4,000
  • Watercolor Fraktur by the "Smoketown Artist,"
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1127

    Watercolor Fraktur by the "Smoketown Artist,"

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Watercolor Schwenkfelder Fraktur
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1128

    Watercolor Schwenkfelder Fraktur

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Watercolor and Pen and Ink Vorschrift or Writing Exercise
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1129

    Watercolor and Pen and Ink Vorschrift or Writing Exerci...

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Watercolor and Pen and Ink Writing Exercise
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 1130

    Watercolor and Pen and Ink Writing Exercise

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    $600 - $800
  • Paint-decorated and Carved Poplar Dower Chest
    Estimate
    $6,000 - $8,000
    Lot 1131

    Paint-decorated and Carved Poplar Dower Chest

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    $6,000 - $8,000
  • Small Blue-painted Bucket Bench
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 1132

    Small Blue-painted Bucket Bench

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    $600 - $800
  • Green-painted "Blind Door" Barrel-back Corner Cupboard
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    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 1133

    Green-painted "Blind Door" Barrel-back Corner Cupboard

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    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Small Green/blue-painted Oval-top Table
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1134

    Small Green/blue-painted Oval-top Table

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Small Painted Raised Tombstone-paneled Schrank
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $5,000
    Lot 1135

    Small Painted Raised Tombstone-paneled Schrank

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    $4,000 - $5,000
  • Paint-decorated Poplar Chest of Drawers
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1136

    Paint-decorated Poplar Chest of Drawers

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Pair of Gray-painted and Paint-decorated Tablet-back Chairs
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 1137

    Pair of Gray-painted and Paint-decorated Tablet-back Ch...

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    $400 - $600
  • Red-painted Pembroke Table
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1138

    Red-painted Pembroke Table

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Blue-painted One-drawer Stand
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1139

    Blue-painted One-drawer Stand

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    $300 - $500
  • Blue-painted Folding Quilt Rack
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1140

    Blue-painted Folding Quilt Rack

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    $300 - $500
  • Black-painted and Paint-decorated Two-drawer Stand
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1141

    Black-painted and Paint-decorated Two-drawer Stand

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Paint-decorated Pine and Poplar Slant-lid Miller's Desk
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,800
    Lot 1142

    Paint-decorated Pine and Poplar Slant-lid Miller's Desk...

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    $1,200 - $1,800
  • Yellow-painted One-drawer Stand
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 1143

    Yellow-painted One-drawer Stand

    Est.
    $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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Phone:+1 6173505400

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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