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Delicate Carved and Decorated Spoon (K)

  • Aged horn carving of traditional implement
  • "Cups" into palm
  • Sami or Lapplander region of Scandinavia, 19th century
  • 5.0" long x 1.75" wide

Exquisitively Decorated Compartmentalized Box (L)

  • Beautiful floral painting on flat lid
  • Multiple paper lined compartments
  • Elongated iron hinges with iron corner reinforcements
  • Initials "B.S.D."
  • Sweden, "1815"
  • 12.5" wide x 8.5" deep x 3" high
$215 (p.o.r.)

Vibrant Ale Bowl (M)

  • Refined rosemaling in pristine condition
  • "I was grown out of the earth in a tree trunk but now I can kiss the finest lady. Jakob R. S. Vindskog"
  • Norway, 1869
  • 9.5" diameter, 3.0" high

Colorful Hanging Cupboard (N)

  • Intense blue and red / orange paint
  • Pleasing proportions with prominent cornice
  • Central panel on door
  • Initials "ODS"
  • Sweden, "1829"
  • 23.75" wide x 24.25" high x 11.0" deep
(p.o.r.) (p.o.r.)

Decorated Courtship Writing Box (O)

  • Masterful decoration on lid
  • Quaint interior painting and till
  • Identified Swedish artist, Jöns Fem
  • Sweden, 1823
  • 7.0" high, 13.75" wide, 10.5" deep

Expressive Razorback (P)

  • Detailed wood carving depicting quizzical surliness
  • Northern Sweden, 19th century
  • 5.25" high x 8.25" long x 2.75" wide
(p.o.r.) $500

Diffusely Decorated Slide-lid Box (Q)

  • Overall carved geometric design with selective paint
  • Single block construction, internal box and bowl
  • Sweden, 19th century
  • 11.75" long x 3.1" wide x 2.25" high

Powerful Mangle with Horse Handle (R)

  • Striking fjord horse and detailed carving
  • Initialed "FTDS"
  • Love token or courtship gift
  • Norway, "1841"
  • 26.5" long x 6.75" high x 4.5" wide
SOLD $1500

Clever Bookbox with Lid (S)

  • Patinous depth of warm color
  • Slide lid with indentation for pull
  • Initialed "IOS"
  • Sweden, "1792"
  • 5.75" long x 2.75" wide x 1.75" high

Extraordinary Open Hanging Shelf (T)

  • Intricate filigree carving
  • Exhuberant paint including "strings" of tulips
  • Dalarna, Sweden, 18th century
  • 35" long x 32" wide x 6" deep
$490 (p.o.r.)

 
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