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The Kolar Collection

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  • Paint-decorated Scholaire Blanket Chest
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,800
    Lot 1144

    Paint-decorated Scholaire Blanket Chest

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,800
  • Yellow-painted Hanging Wall Shelf
    Estimate
    $200 - $400
    Lot 1145

    Yellow-painted Hanging Wall Shelf

    Est.
    $200 - $400
  • Blue-painted Compass Artist Decorated Slide-lid Candle Box
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1146

    Blue-painted Compass Artist Decorated Slide-lid Candle ...

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Shaker-style Painted Covered Pail
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1147

    Shaker-style Painted Covered Pail

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Paint-decorated Poplar Slide-lid Candle Box
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 1148

    Paint-decorated Poplar Slide-lid Candle Box

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Painted Pine Heart- and Pinwheel-decorated Dome-top Box
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 1149

    Painted Pine Heart- and Pinwheel-decorated Dome-top Box...

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Yellow-painted Pine Box
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1150

    Yellow-painted Pine Box

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Oval Paint-decorated Bentwood Bride's Box
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 1151

    Oval Paint-decorated Bentwood Bride's Box

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Paint- and Floral-decorated Pine "Bucher" Lap Box
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,800
    Lot 1152

    Paint- and Floral-decorated Pine "Bucher" Lap Box

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,800
  • Paint-decorated Box
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1153

    Paint-decorated Box

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Painted Checkers Game Board
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 1154

    Painted Checkers Game Board

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Painted Parcheesi Game Board
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 1155

    Painted Parcheesi Game Board

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Painted Checkers and Backgammon Folding Game Box
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 1156

    Painted Checkers and Backgammon Folding Game Box

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Two-sided Painted Checkers and Backgammon Game Board
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 1157

    Two-sided Painted Checkers and Backgammon Game Board

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Paint-decorated Parcheesi Game Board
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1158

    Paint-decorated Parcheesi Game Board

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Child's Paint-decorated Slide-lid Pencil/Pen Box
    Estimate
    $100 - $200
    Lot 1159

    Child's Paint-decorated Slide-lid Pencil/Pen Box

    Est.
    $100 - $200
  • Painted Schoolhouse Box
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1160

    Painted Schoolhouse Box

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Approximately Thirty Steel-nib Pens
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 1161

    Approximately Thirty Steel-nib Pens

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Paint-decorated Sled
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1162

    Paint-decorated Sled

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Pennsylvania Tin Wrigglework Coffeepot
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1163

    Pennsylvania Tin Wrigglework Coffeepot

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Pennsylvania Punched Tin Coffeepot
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1164

    Pennsylvania Punched Tin Coffeepot

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Five Tin Cookie Cutters and a Squirrel Pastry Mold
    Estimate
    $200 - $250
    Lot 1165

    Five Tin Cookie Cutters and a Squirrel Pastry Mold

    Est.
    $200 - $250
  • Five Tin Cookie Cutters and a Heart Pan
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 1166

    Five Tin Cookie Cutters and a Heart Pan

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Large Tin Elephant Cookie Mold
    Estimate
    $100 - $150
    Lot 1167

    Large Tin Elephant Cookie Mold

    Est.
    $100 - $150
  • Large Joseph Moyer Folk Art Carved and Painted Bird
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1168

    Large Joseph Moyer Folk Art Carved and Painted Bird

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Large Simmons Folk Art Carved and Painted Parrot
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $5,000
    Lot 1169

    Large Simmons Folk Art Carved and Painted Parrot

    Est.
    $4,000 - $5,000
  • Carved and Painted Bird
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1170

    Carved and Painted Bird

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Folk Art Carved and Painted Bird
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 1171

    Folk Art Carved and Painted Bird

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Carved and Painted Birds on Branch
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 1172

    Carved and Painted Birds on Branch

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Simmons Carved and Painted Bird Cane
    Estimate
    $600 - $800
    Lot 1173

    Simmons Carved and Painted Bird Cane

    Est.
    $600 - $800
  • Carved and Painted Clenched Fist, Heart, and Diamond Cane
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1174

    Carved and Painted Clenched Fist, Heart, and Diamond Ca...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Folk Art Carved Dog
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1175

    Folk Art Carved Dog

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Painted Root Snake
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1176

    Painted Root Snake

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Carved and Painted Duck Decoy
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1177

    Carved and Painted Duck Decoy

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Hollow Body Carved and Painted Canada Goose Decoy
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 1178

    Hollow Body Carved and Painted Canada Goose Decoy

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Reverse-painting on Glass "General Lafaiette,"
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1179

    Reverse-painting on Glass "General Lafaiette,"

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Blue-painted Military Campaign Chest
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 1180

    Blue-painted Military Campaign Chest

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,500
  • American School, Late 19th Century      Portrait of the Clipper Ship Transit
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1182

    American School, Late 19th Century Portrait of the Clip...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • American School, Probably Connecticut or Rhode Island, 19th Century      Papa's Ship
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1183

    American School, Probably Connecticut or Rhode Island, ...

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • "Joseph E. Grove" Watercolor Birth Record
    Estimate
    $500 - $800
    Lot 1185

    "Joseph E. Grove" Watercolor Birth Record

    Est.
    $500 - $800
  • Pencil and Watercolor Yellow Bird
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 1186

    Pencil and Watercolor Yellow Bird

    Est.
    $200 - $300
  • Red and Yellow Lizard Watercolor
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1187

    Red and Yellow Lizard Watercolor

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Snake Watercolor Bookplate
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1188

    Snake Watercolor Bookplate

    Est.
    $300 - $500
  • Inlaid Mahogany "Tall Case" Watch Hutch
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 1189

    Inlaid Mahogany "Tall Case" Watch Hutch

    Est.
    $400 - $600
  • Framed Watercolor Tulip
    Estimate
    $200 - $250
    Lot 1190

    Framed Watercolor Tulip

    Est.
    $200 - $250
  • Watercolor on Velvet Theorem with a Compote of Fruit
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1191

    Watercolor on Velvet Theorem with a Compote of Fruit

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Watercolor on Velvet Theorem with Flowers in a Compote
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1192

    Watercolor on Velvet Theorem with Flowers in a Compote

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200
  • Theorem with a Basket of Fruit and Butterfly
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 1193

    Theorem with a Basket of Fruit and Butterfly

    Est.
    $300 - $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
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States

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Phone:+1 6173505400

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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.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

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.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised January 8, 2014