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Spring Emporium featuring Sports Memorabilia and Cards | March 27, 2025 | Online Only

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It's Spring and to honor our National Pastime, we offer a wholesome group of cards and memorabilia to include: signed baseballs of Ruth, Aaron, Mays, and Sadaharu Oh; early high grade tobacco cards of Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, and Cy Young; and a nice assortment of 1950s and 60s stars and partial sets. Decorative Arts, Silver, Furniture, Rugs, and Fine Art from private estates and collections.
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Lot 240

Painted Firkin and Painted Lidded Pitcher

Estimate: $300 - $500
Starting Bid
$150

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probably 19th century, blue painted pail with black painted metal hoops, swing handle with wood pegs, 14-1/4 x 12-3/4 x 12-3/4 in. (to top of handle); red painted tankard with wood staves, wood hinge at handle/lid, 9-1/4 x 7 x 6 in.

Provenance: (blue pail) Steven J. Rowe Antiques, Newton, New Hampshire, August 9, 1984, for $225, (accompanied by receipt); Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection

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(blue pail) Steven J. Rowe Antiques, Newton, New Hampshire, August 9, 1984, for $225, (accompanied by receipt); Property from the John B. Schorsch Collection

surface dirt and accretion, some splintering, checking, and splits throughout, flaking, wear, and loss to paint; paint of pail possibly later, top and bottom hoops of pail have slipped, staves shaken/loose; tankard hoops repaired with new nails (lacking some), bottom hoop loose, some holes visible from previous nails