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The Kolar Collection

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  • Chippendale Carved Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Four Drawers
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 2199

    Chippendale Carved Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Four Dr...

    Est.
    $2,000 - $4,000
  • Mahogany Mirror with Cast Brass Candleholders
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2200

    Mahogany Mirror with Cast Brass Candleholders

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Walnut Veneer and Gilt Mirror
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2201

    Walnut Veneer and Gilt Mirror

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    $200 - $250
  • Silver Glasses Case
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2202

    Silver Glasses Case

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    $200 - $400
  • Carved Mahogany Side Chair
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    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2203

    Carved Mahogany Side Chair

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Mahogany Drop-leaf Table
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2204

    Mahogany Drop-leaf Table

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    $600 - $800
  • Chippendale Carved Walnut High Chest of Drawers
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 2205

    Chippendale Carved Walnut High Chest of Drawers

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    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Chippendale Walnut Carved Chest of Drawers
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2206

    Chippendale Walnut Carved Chest of Drawers

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    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Chippendale Shell-carved Walnut Armchair
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2207

    Chippendale Shell-carved Walnut Armchair

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Walnut Dished-top Candlestand
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2208

    Walnut Dished-top Candlestand

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Oak Chest of Drawers with Folk Inlay
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2209

    Oak Chest of Drawers with Folk Inlay

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Cedar Chest on Frame
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    $2,000 - $4,000
    Lot 2210

    Cedar Chest on Frame

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    $2,000 - $4,000
  • Mahogany Slant-lid Desk
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2211

    Mahogany Slant-lid Desk

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Four Drawers
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 2212

    Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Four Drawers

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Carved Maple Chest-on-frame
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2213

    Carved Maple Chest-on-frame

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Mahogany and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Inlaid Secretary Bookcase
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 2214

    Mahogany and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Inlaid Secretary B...

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Federal Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Inlaid Sideboard
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2215

    Federal Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Inlaid Sideboard

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Mahogany and Satinwood Veneer Bowfront Chest of Drawers
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 2216

    Mahogany and Satinwood Veneer Bowfront Chest of Drawers...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Mahogany Veneer Inlaid Lady's Desk
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2217

    Mahogany Veneer Inlaid Lady's Desk

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Cherry and Mahogany Veneer Bow-front Chest of Drawers
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2218

    Cherry and Mahogany Veneer Bow-front Chest of Drawers

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Federal Mahogany Inlaid Demilune Card Table
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2219

    Federal Mahogany Inlaid Demilune Card Table

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Federal Inlaid Mahogany Card Table
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2220

    Federal Inlaid Mahogany Card Table

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Card Table
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2221

    Carved and Inlaid Mahogany Card Table

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Cherry and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Inlaid Chest of Drawers
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2222

    Cherry and Bird's-eye Maple Veneer Inlaid Chest of Draw...

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Shield-inlaid Mahogany and Figured Maple Veneer Box
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 2223

    Shield-inlaid Mahogany and Figured Maple Veneer Box

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Mahogany Carved Child's Square-back Armchair
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2224

    Mahogany Carved Child's Square-back Armchair

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Brass and Iron Steeple-top Andirons
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 2225

    Brass and Iron Steeple-top Andirons

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Federal Carved and White-painted Pine Fireplace Surround
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 2226

    Federal Carved and White-painted Pine Fireplace Surroun...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • John James Audubon (1785-1851) Havell's Tern/Trudeau's Tern
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2227

    John James Audubon (1785-1851) Havell's Tern/Trudeau's ...

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    $800 - $1,200
  • John James Audubon (1785-1851) Ivory Gull
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2228

    John James Audubon (1785-1851) Ivory Gull

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    $800 - $1,200
  • John James Audubon (1785-1851) Richardsons Columbian Squirrel
    Estimate
    $700 - $900
    Lot 2229

    John James Audubon (1785-1851) Richardsons Columbian Sq...

    Est.
    $700 - $900
  • Silk Needlework Map of the World
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2230

    Silk Needlework Map of the World

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    $400 - $600
  • Two Naive Watercolors on Paper
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2231

    Two Naive Watercolors on Paper

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    $800 - $1,200
  • American School, 19th Century      Portrait Miniature of a Young Woman
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2232

    American School, 19th Century Portrait Miniature of a Y...

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    $300 - $500
  • American School, 19th Century      Woman and Child with Drapery
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 2233

    American School, 19th Century Woman and Child with Drap...

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    $300 - $500
  • American School, 19th Century      Pair of Miniature Portraits of a Brother and Sister
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2234

    American School, 19th Century Pair of Miniature Portrai...

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    $300 - $500
  • Hollow-cut "Prince Limbo" Silhouette
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 2235

    Hollow-cut "Prince Limbo" Silhouette

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Pair of Peale's Museum Hollow-cut Silhouettes
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2236

    Pair of Peale's Museum Hollow-cut Silhouettes

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    $300 - $500
  • Silhouette Likeness of Lord Elphilstone
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2237

    Silhouette Likeness of Lord Elphilstone

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    $600 - $800
  • Scherenschnitte Liberty Eagle
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    $1,200 - $1,500
    Lot 2238

    Scherenschnitte Liberty Eagle

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    $1,200 - $1,500
  • Fraktur Valentine with Cutwork and Decoration
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 2239

    Fraktur Valentine with Cutwork and Decoration

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Pair of Silhouettes of a Man and Woman
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 2240

    Pair of Silhouettes of a Man and Woman

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    $400 - $600
  • Printed and Hand-colored Tauffshein
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 2241

    Printed and Hand-colored Tauffshein

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    $300 - $500
  • Watercolor Wood Family Record
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 2242

    Watercolor Wood Family Record

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    $600 - $800
  • Two Foil Pictures
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 2243

    Two Foil Pictures

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    $200 - $400
  • Two Sandpaper Drawings
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 2244

    Two Sandpaper Drawings

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    $200 - $250
  • Four Staffordshire Historical Blue Transfer-decorated "Welcome Lafayette the Nation's Guest" Plates
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 2245

    Four Staffordshire Historical Blue Transfer-decorated "...

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    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Two Staffordshire Historical Blue Transfer-decorated "Landing of Lafayette" Tureens
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 2246

    Two Staffordshire Historical Blue Transfer-decorated "L...

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500

Auction Description

The Kolar Collection by Bonhams Skinner
Preview by appointment only. Please contact the department for questions about the auction. Skinner is honored to be offering the Kolar Collection as the centerpiece of our annual August Auction. Carefully assembled over decades by collector, scholar, and author John Kolar, the collection is an impressive grouping of painted furniture, Windsor chairs, folk art, pottery, and weathervanes from 18th and 19th century America. The collection is especially strong in the decorative arts of rural Pennsylvania and Ohio – exuberant paint-decorated dower chests, painted boxes including examples by the Compass Decorator and the Checkerboard artist, watercolor fraktur, and glazed redware. This auction is available only over the internet. Log in or create a new account on the Skinner website to participate. Contact Us 508.970.3200 americana@skinnerinc.com Read more
Bonhams Skinner
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United States

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1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,” and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale. Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

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10. A premium equal to 25% of the final bid price up to and including $250,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $250,001 up to and including $3,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $3,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price.

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