$1,058
Two Carved Wooden Bottle Whimseys, late 19th/early 20th century, a round bottle containing a carved crucifix with applied cut-out lithograph paper figure of Christ, surrounded by elements of the Crucifixion including a ladder, whip, nails, rooster, a lance, a sponge on a rod, dice, and two torches, carpenter's tools including a hammer and pliers, all set on a "grass" base, with facet-carved wooden stopper; a square paneled bottle with carved stopper depicting a hand holding an open book with applied lithograph paper inscribed "Affections offering," the interior of the bottle with patterned silver foil wrapped columnar corners supporting two tiers, each with several tools and implements including a cross-cut saw, an axe, a draw knife, and barrels, ht. both 8 1/2 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-11-04
