CATALOGUED AMERICANA AUCTION
Saturday March 29, 2008 at 5 PM
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POST SALE ARTICLE
 On March 29th father and son auctioneers Mike and Seth Fallon of Copake Auction conducted a successful catalogued Americana sale. The sale featured a one owner collection of American flags as well as folk art, autographs, a coin collection, weathervanes, trade signs and country and formal furniture. The first lot a 110 piece Wallace sterling silver flatware set in the Romance of the Sea made $2,050. For a relaxed country auction atmosphere auctioneer Mike Fallon generally sells at a fast pace, this sale averaged 117 lots crossing the block per hour. One of the top lots in the flag collection was a rare July 4th 1876 Centennial flag estimated at $6,000-8,000 and sold to a phone bidder for $15,400. Other flags included a C. 1863 “West Virginia” $3,080, a C. 1877 38 star Colorado $3,300, a C. 1867 37 Star Nebraska $2,310 and a C. 1889 Washington State $1,760.
 Weathervanes have consistently drawn interest at Copake, a Rochester Ironworks small model horse made $16,500, a wooden ship $3,300, sheet metal peacock $1,485, and two roosters made $2,750 and $2,860. Furniture in general is soft but the Fallon’s always seem to have customers for good country examples, a stunning blue blanket box brought $990, a miniature blanket chest with two drawers and great decoration was hotly contested and sold for $4,675. Other interesting smalls included a 1899 S $20.00 gold coin which brought $990 and autographs of Abraham Lincoln $7,700 and U. S. Grant $880. A Pennsylvania Redware pottery loaf tray made $1,760, a tobacconistAfrican American figure sold to an absentee bidder for $4,400, a graphite drawing in the style of Fritz Vogt made $3,740, a phone bidder  bought three French ancestral pastel portraits for $5,500 anda landscape painting with children by James Crawford Thom brought $3,850.
“I am very happy with the results of this sale, our website has really helped us, every single item in the sale is illustrated and results in lots of absentee and phone bids” observed Seth Fallon. “In this climate if we can find interesting property we have excellent results, I’m optimistic” added Mike Fallon. |
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POST SALE HIGHLIGHTS
Hammer Prices below do not reflect Buyer's Premium
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1 Sterling silver set Wallace sterling: "Romance of the Sea". 8 complete 8 - piece place settings,
serving pieces, cultlery, etc. Approx. 110 pieces. Estimate: 1,800.00 - 2,200.00
Hammer Price: 2,050.00 |
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6 Box Very unusual 19th c. English burl storage box having pewter sawtooth straps and inlaid,
initialed "C D" Note: Articulating "compass" baby. 9 1/2" x 5". Estimate: 1,400.00 - 1,600.00
Hammer Price: 1,400.00 |
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6a Quilt C.1850 rose applique, some of the quilting stuffed. Estimate: 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Hammer Price: 1,200.00 |
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11a Flag C.1889 Washington State 43 stars Guidon Cavalry flag, overprinted 3rd Cavalry D Co.
Overprints are desirable for their historical value. 18" x 24". Estimate: 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
Hammer Price: 1,600.00 |
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14a Flag C.1863 35 Stars West VA. June 20th 1863 Civil War battle flag from the 71st N.Y.
Volunteer Infantry, overprinted with battles Bullrun, Gettysburg, Fredericksburg and
Chancellorsville. 15 1/2" x 23 1/2".
Estimate: 2,800.00 - 3,000.00
Hammer Price: 2,800.00 |
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22a Flag 1867 37 Stars Nebraska March 1st, 1867 Star configuration, includes Custer print. 13" x
24". Estimate: 2,100.00 - 2,400.00
Hammer Price: 2,100.00 |
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26a Flag C.1896 45 Stars Utah, interesting configuration triple medallion with center star and four
corner stars. 17" x 24". Estimate: 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
Hammer Price: 1,600.00 |
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30a Flag C.1877 38 Stars Colorado wool triple medallion and center star with four corner stars. 23"
x 34 1/2".
Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Hammer Price: 3,000.00 |
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50 Painting 19th c. oil on canvas wooded landscape with children signed James Crawford Thom.
19" x 29".
Estimate: 3,500.00 - 4,000.00
Hammer Price: 3,500.00 |
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50a Weathervane Cast iron horse weathervane, mfg. by Rochester Iron Works, Rochester New
Hampshire, 24" L , 19" HT. Estimate: 14,000.00 - 18,000.00
Hammer Price: 15,000.00 |
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56a Weathervane Paint decorated wood and metal weathervane, 60" L , 45" HT.
Estimate: 3,000.00
- 4,000.00
Hammer Price: 3,000.00 |
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62 Cupboard 19th c. two door cupboard in yellow paint. 38" W, 13" D, 59" HT. Estimate: 900.00 -1,100.00
Hammer Price: 900.00 |
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64a Weathervane Peacock weathervane, sheet iron worn gilded surface, 33" L , 20" HT.
Estimate:
1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Hammer Price: 1,350.00 |
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65 Tavern table 18th c.Mohawk Valley tavern table having unusual style legs. One foot broken in
half. Appears to be the original top. Top 22" x 27". 25"Ht. Estimate: 800.00 - 1,200.00
Hammer Price: 850.00 |
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67a Weathervane Larger rooster weathervane, worn gilded surface, 24" HT., includes directionals.
Estimate: 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Hammer Price: 2,500.00 |
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68 Weathervane Rooster weathervane in verdigriss patina with fully formed feet. 28" H., 27" W.
Estimate: 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Hammer Price: 2,600.00 |
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69 Weathervane Rooster weathervane. 24" HT., 21" W.
Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Hammer Price: 1,000.00 |
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71 Painting 19th c. oil on canvas portrait of a woman with dog, plaque on front has "August
Granton". 12" x 16".
Estimate: 250.00 - 450.00
Hammer Price: 1,500.00 |
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71a Flag 1892 44 Star parade flag. This is overprinted with the signature of Benjamin Harrison and
the date 1892 printed on silk. Used during Harrison's unsuccessful campaign as the Republican
Presidential candidate in 1892. 6 1/2" x 10". Estimate: 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Hammer Price: 2,100.00 |
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77 Rug 19th c. mounted abstract hooked rug. 28" x 51". Estimate: 300.00 - 500.00
Hammer Price: 600.00 |
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79 Flag Rare July 4th 1876 Centennial flag (1776-1876). See similar example on page 159 "The
Stars and The Stripes" by Boleslaw and Marie-Louise D'Otrange Mastai. Rayed stars
configured into dates, machine sewn from a wool and linend blended fabric. A similar examples
sold for over $18K in the mid-west at auction. 29" x 47". Estimate: 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Hammer Price: 14,000.00 |
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85 Table 18th c. mahogany birdcage Q.A. tilt top tea table. 31" Dia. , top 27 3/4" HT.
Estimate:
1,400.00 - 1,800.00
Hammer Price: 1,400.00 |
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95 Trade sign Trade sign, "House Painting, Paper Hanging, Wall Tinting." In black and white paint.
25" x 52 1/2".
Estimate: 200.00 - 300.00
Hammer Price: 1,000.00 |
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96 Cupboard 19th c. Shaker chimney cupboard having single inset paneled door over two drawers
over door (note holes cut in door for ventilation). Probably was a built in. 36"W 17"W 77"Ht.
Estimate: 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Hammer Price: 1,100.00 |
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112 Table 18th c. Dutch inlaid walnut card table having serpentine top and drawer. 35" W , 17 1/4"
D , 31 1/4" HT. Estimate: 2,400.00 - 2,800.00
Hammer Price: 2,800.00 |
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113 Painting Painting, Henry MacGinnis (1875 - 1962), oil on artist board (painted on both sides) 12"
x 16".
Estimate: 2,800.00 - 3,200.00
Hammer Price: 2,800.00 |
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132 Drawing 19th c. graphite drawing on paper, "Residence of James Ralston" in the style of Fritz
Vogt. Image 12" x 17 3/4". Estimate: 1,650.00 - 2,150.00
Hammer Price: 3,400.00 |
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152 Chest 19th c. miniature paint decorated 2 drawer blanket chest with cut out skirt and carved
hoof feet. A great miniature in great surface. Estimate: 2,750.00 - 3,750.00
Hammer Price: 4,250.00 |
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157 Carving Folk Art carving depicting an African American gentlemen, polychrome surface. Note:
A dropped "Liberty Cap" on the base. 24" HT. Estimate: 3,750.00 - 4,750.00
Hammer Price: 4,000.00 |
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173a Coin 1898 $10.00 gold piece. Estimate: 375.00 - 400.00
Hammer Price: 430.00 |
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175a Coin 1901 S $20.00 gold piece. Estimate: 750.00 - 850.00
Hammer Price: 850.00 |
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179a Coin 1899 S $20.00 gold piece. Estimate: 750.00 - 850.00
Hammer Price: 900.00 |
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188 Loaf dish Redware pottery loaf dish with yellow slip decoration, hairline imperfections. 14" x
10".
Estimate: 1,275.00 - 1,575.00
Hammer Price: 1,600.00 |
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195 Paintings Lot 193 and 194 as a group.
Estimate: 5,000.00 - 5,500.00
Hammer Price: 5,000.00 |
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197 Painting 19th c. family tree watercolor "The Geneology of the Thomas Family, Penna.", 43 1/2"
x 31 1/2".
Estimate: 1,250.00 - 1,500.00
Hammer Price: 1,350.00 |
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239 Military appointment 1861 Civil War Military Appointment signed by Lincoln and Stanton. Image
17 3/4" x 13".
Estimate: 6,500.00 - 7,000.00
Hammer Price: 7,000.00 |
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241 Letter U.S Grant letter, pardon warrant, dated Oct. 5 1871. Frame size 14 3/4" x 19".
Estimate:
800.00 - 1,000.00
Hammer Price: 800.00 |
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242 Letter Civil War Major General Halleck letter, concerning a mortage,dated Nov. 14 1861.
Frame size 13" x 18".
Estimate: 250.00 - 300.00
Hammer Price: 375.00 |
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253 Clock Iron figural clock, base signed "Bradley & Hubbard Patented July 14, 1857." 15" HT.,
retains key.
Estimate: 400.00 - 500.00
Hammer Price: 425.00 |
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343 Bowl Gorham sterling silver bowl "Revere", 6 1/2" Dia. Estimate: 100.00 - 150.00
Hammer Price: 140.00 |
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344 Dish Tiffany & Co. leaf form dish, 8" x 6 1/2".
Estimate: 100.00 - 200.00
Hammer Price: 125.00 |
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