April 26, 2024
Primitive Wood Mold Butter Maple Sugar Mold 1810-1840
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UP FOR BID IS A TRUE ANTIQUE WOOD MOLD.JUDGING BY THE DARK PATINA ON THE WOOD WE THINK IT WAS MADE BETWEEN 1810 AND 1840 BUT I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT WENT INTO THE 18TH CENTURY.IVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS A COOKIE MOLD OR A BUTTER MOLD BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A MAPLE SUGAR MOLD.ON ONE SIDE TS A BASKET OF FLOWERS AND NEXT TO IT ON THE SAME SIDE TS A HOUSE CAT .THIS WAS NOT A MASS PRODUCED ITEM THIS IS A PIECE OF PRIMITIVE COUNTRY FOLK ART AND OF MUSEUM QUALITY IN ITS OWN RIGHT .CHECK OUT THE OLD REPAIR IN MOST CASES IT WOULD HURT THE VALUE OF ANY PARTICULAR ITEM- IN THIS CASE I WOULD NOT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY IT ADDS TO THE CHARM.EACH FIGURE WAS CARVED OUT BY HAND PROBABLY MADE BY A LOVING HUSBAND FOR HIS NEW BRIDE.THE PATINA IS FABULOUS ITS EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN AN OLD PIECE OF WOOD.THIS DARK PATINA ONLY COMES WITH AGE AND A COUPLE OF 100 YEARS OF USE.ON THE BACK TS A RED PAINT DECORATED "O1" COULD THIS BE PART OF A DATE MAYBE 1801 ???THE LENGTH IS 10 3/4 INCHES BY 3 3/8 INCHES WIDE BY 1/2 INCH THICK.IM NOT SURE OF THE VALUE IVE OWNED IT FOR A LONG TIME SO IM GOING TO OPEN THE BIDDING AT 1/10 WHAT I PAID FOR IT AND IM JUST GOING TO LET IT RIDE WITH NO RESERVE.HAVE FUN BIDDING ON THIS RARE AND WONDERFUL PIECE.(I ADDED ONE MORE PHOTO OF THE CAT BECAUSE T IS A SHADOW ON THE OTHER PIC) |
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