- CIRCA 1920S GERMAN BRONZE SCULPTURECirca
CIRCA 1920S GERMAN BRONZE SCULPTURECirca 1920s German Bronze Sculpture of Tennis Player Mounted on a Marble Base. Marked "Germany" on the base. Sculpture measures 8" x 4" x 7" (w/o base), 10-1/4"(overall height). Condition: Missing the
- CIRCA 1920S ART DECO FRENCH METAL LAMPCirca
CIRCA 1920S ART DECO FRENCH METAL LAMPCirca 1920s Art Deco Gilded French Metal Double Male Figural Lamp with Associated Shade Presented on a Marble Base. Unmarked. Overall measures 9" x 14" x 5-1/2". Condition: Good condition. Estimate 10
- CIRCA 1920S BULOVA LONE EAGLE WRISTWATCHCirca
CIRCA 1920S BULOVA LONE EAGLE WRISTWATCHCirca 1920s Bulova Lone Eagle 14 Karat White Gold Filled Wristwatch. 17 jewels. Presented on a Movado genuine leather band. Case size: 26mm x 33mm. Condition: Missing second hand otherwise good condit
- OLD PAWN ZUNI OR NAVAJO TURQUOISE &
OLD PAWN ZUNI OR NAVAJO TURQUOISE & HAMMERED SILVER RINGFine old Native American, circa 1920s-1930s. Sterling or coin silver. Unusual hammered band with ten hand cut and polished turquoise stones. The band split into three at the very top. Twisted wirework
- A Pet Milk Co. Advertising Poster
Circa
A Pet Milk Co. Advertising Poster
Circa 1920s
signed and dated Martin Kaiser / 25 in print, upper left.
printed by the Strobridge Lithographing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio.
27 1/2 x 60 inches.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Maxwell Open Touring Car Porcelain
A Maxwell Open Touring Car Porcelain Shaving Mug
Early 20th Century
bearing the name H. A. Pierce in gilt lettering and depicting a black automobile, identified Maxwell in paint below, likely in reference to the Maxwell Motor Company.
underside marked T& V / Limoges / France.
Height 3 3/4 inches.
The Maxwell Motor Company was established in 1904 in North Tarrytown, New York as the Maxwell-Briscoe Company. The firm was reorganized and renamed in 1913, and its headquarters relocated to Highland Park, Michigan, with additional plants in Dayton, Ohio. Despite profits early on, Maxwell eventually found itself in debt by the 1920s and ultimately was absorbed by automobile tycoon Walter P. Chrysler.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- Three Porcelain Occupational Shaving
Three Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs Depicting Horse-Drawn Delivery Wagons
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
comprising a laundry wagon example for W.M. Sherman, marked T&V Limoges France; a Brooklyn Wholesale Confectionery example for Louis Senft; and a Borden's Dairy example for Frank A. Baer, marked Felda China / Germany.Height of largest 3 3/4 inches.
Louis Senft is listed in Brooklyn, New York City Directories as a Confectioner on Graham Avenue by 1906. He was born circa 1877 in New York to German immigrants Henry and Lizzie Senft. The U..S. Federal Census of 1940 suggests that Senft still worked in the candy industry at that time.
The New York Condensed Milk Company was founded by inventor and entrepreneur Gail Borden in Wassaic, New York in 1861. The company changed its name to Borden Dairy in 1919 to honor its late founder, and the firm enjoyed remarkable growth during the 1920s, adding ice cream and cheese to its repertoire.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- Three Barber's Porcelain Occupational
Three Barber's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mugs
Early 20th Century
comprising an example identified R. W. Chappell in gilt lettering and depicting two barbers in their shop; an example identified Edmond Grenier with a barber's chair; and one identified D. Williams depicting barber's tools.
underside of Chappell mug marked D & Co., underside of Williams mug signed J. Ritter in gilt.
Height of largest 3 7/8 inches.
U.S. Federal Census returns from 1910 through 1930 record an Edmund Grenier (1881-1935) working as a barber in Herkimer, New York. Grenier was born to French-Canadian immigrants and married Josephine Blancett before 1910, and the couple had three children together.
Massachusetts City Directories also list an Edmond Grenier (circa 1883-1956), variably recorded as Armand Grenier, working as a barber in Fall River during the 1920s and 1920s. Also of French-Canadian descent, Grenier wed Rose Beauregard on October 24, 1904, and they had at least three children together.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Dry Goods Store Proprietor's Porcelain
A Dry Goods Store Proprietor's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug Belonging to John E. Schuon
20th Century
bearing the name John E. Schuon in gilt lettering to base and depicting a photographic transfer image of a horse-drawn flour wagon that reads John E. Schuon to body.underside unmarked.Height 3 7/8 inches.
John Schuon was born around 1864 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to German immigrants Heman and Matilda Schuon. By 1900, Schuon is recorded as having married Clara Daniels and working as a merchant of flour, bread, and coal. Subsequent census returns and Allentown City Directories from the 1920s and 1930s record that Schuon was the owner of a flour, feed, and coal outfit on Hamilton Avenue.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Telephone Linesman's Porcelain Occupational
A Telephone Linesman's Porcelain Occupational Shaving Mug
20th Century
bearing the name Fred A. Ricketts in gilt lettering against a green wrap, and featuring an exceptional image of a gentleman climbing a telephone pole that reads Hudson Riv. Tel. Co.underside marked T&V Limoges France and signed H. Hoffman Decorator, Albany, N.Y.Height 3 5/8 inches.
Albany, New York City Directories from the 1920s and 1930s confirm that a Frederick A. Ricketts worked as an electrician. Ricketts married Katherine Prime McMurray on December 14, 1911, in Albany. The Hudson River Telephone Company was founded in Albany in 1883 and serviced clients along both shores of the Hudson River.
Property from the Collection of James Carpenter, Montague, New Jersey
- A Peking Wool Rug
Circa 1920s
12 feet
A Peking Wool Rug
Circa 1920s
12 feet x 9 feet.
- An Art Deco Lacquered Wood Silent Butler
An Art Deco Lacquered Wood Silent Butler by André Groult
Paris, Circa 1920s-1930s
Height 26 3/4 x width 20 x depth 11 2/3 inches.