May 13-14, 2016
“The Ohio Valley has not only a local history worthy of study, a rich heritage to its people,
but also that it has been an independent and powerful force in shaping the development of a nation.”
~ Frederick Jackson Turner
Since Garth’s was founded over 60 years ago, an interest and enthusiasm for the history and material culture of the Ohio Valley has been a natural byproduct of handling the sheer volume of objects we sell from this region each year. In fact, objects from throughout Ohio and the surrounding states are found in nearly every auction at Garth’s: pottery, porcelain, glass, works of art, firearms, furniture - the list is long. But, once each year, we endeavor to assemble an auction session that both highlights and celebrates the important historical and cultural heritage of the Ohio River Valley.
In 2016, we celebrate 10 years of The Ohio Valley Auction. We hope you’ll join us.
~ Amelia & Jeff Jeffers
Seeking antiques, fine, folk and decorative arts, collectibles & historical material
such as the following highlights from the last nine years. Deadline: April 4, 2016
Stoneware
SOLD $28,200
RARE STONEWARE CHURN.
Summit County, Ohio,
1865-1880.
SOLD $1,320
UZIAH KENDALL, CINCINNATI, OHIO, STONEWARE PITCHER.
SOLD $5,875
FOLKSY STONEWARE BANK.
Barberton, Summit Co., OH, dated 1908.
SOLD $2,640
WESTHAFER AND LAMBRIGHT
STONEWARE JUG.
Tuscarawas County, Ohio,
Second half-19th century.
SOLD $960
GLOBE POTTERY CHURN, CROOKSVILLE, OHIO.
Dated 1902.
Furniture
SOLD $18,800
DECORATED CUPBOARD. Probably northern Indiana, dated 1883.
SOLD $1,920
SHERATON SUGAR CHEST.
Attributed to Kentucky, 1820-1840
SOLD $16,450
THE HENDERSON FAMILY LIBRARY BOOKCASE.
Possibly Richard Rood, Marietta, Ohio, ca.1830
SOLD $3,254
FEDERAL TALL CASE CLOCK.
Movement by Luman Watson, Cincinnati, Ohio; case attributed to Amassa Read and Company, Xenia, Ohio,1816-1825
SOLD $4,994
FINE CLASSICAL DESK-AND-BOOKCASE.
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1815-1825
Fine Art
SOLD $34,800
PORTRAIT OF HENRY CLAY, Kentucky Statesman (AMERICAN, 2ND QUARTER-19TH CENTURY).
SOLD $1,175
STILL LIFE BY ADAM LEHR (OHIO, 1853-1924).
SOLD $5,875
FLOCK OF SHEEP BY
ALFRED BRYAN WALL (PITTSBURGH, 1861-1935).
SOLD $5,724
MARGARET IN SPANISH COSTUME
BY ALICE SCHILLE (OHIO, 1869-1955).
SOLD $9,400
FINE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA LANDSCAPE. Oil on canvas, unsigned, ca.1870.
SOLD $7,638
STILL LIFE BY
ALBERT FRANCIS KING (PENNSYLVANIA, 1854-1945).
SOLD $11,750
OHIO DECORATED MINIATURE BLANKET CHEST.
Coschocton County, ca.1830.
Folk Art
SOLD $21,150
GOD IS OUR REFUGE
BY ELIJAH PIERCE
(COLUMBUS, OHIO, 1892-1984).
Wood, signed and dated February 18, 1960.
SOLD $9,000
DECORATED SEWING STAND.
Soap Hollow, Pennsylvania, dated 1872
SOLD $3,615
IMPRESSIVE BOTTLE WHIMSEY. Made by Charles C. Hoke, Ohio, early 20th century.
SOLD $2,350
TOWN SCENE WITH
FUNERAL PROCESSION BY TELLA KITCHEN
(OHIO, 1902-1988).
SOLD $1,763
PAPER CUTOUT BY
JOHN BROWN WALKER (OHIO, 1815-1908).
SOLD $780
AMERICAN FOLK ART RIVERBOAT MODEL.
Early 20th century
Pottery
SOLD $4,200
AVON FAIENCE "SPRING" JARDINIERE AND PEDESTAL.
Frederick Hurten Rhead or William P. Jervis, unmarked, Tiltonville, Ohio, ca. 1902.
SOLD $2,500
ANNA POTTERY PIG FLASK.
Anna, Illinois, 2nd half-19th century.
SOLD $2,640
MORLEY & COMPANY WELLSVILLE, OHIO, MAJOLICA SPANIEL DOORSTOP OR CHIMNEY ORNAMENT. Late 19th century.
SOLD $1,020
FOUR PIECES OF RADFORD POTTERY, ZANESVILLE, OHIO. Late 19th-early 20th century.
SOLD $1,800
3 HOUND-HANDLED PITCHERS.
Vance Faience Company, Tiltonsville, Ohio, ca.1900.
SOLD $1,680
THREE AMERICAN ENCAUSTIC ARCHITECTURAL TILES. Zanesville and New York, late 19th-early 20th century.
SOLD $4,700
SEWERTILE ELEPHANT.
Ohio, early 20th Century.
SOLD $4,700
PASTEL PORTRAIT OF A HORSE BY
HENRY DOUSA (OHIO/INDIANA, CA. 1845-1885).
Historical Objects/Ephemera
SOLD $38,775
IMPORTANT WAR OF 1812 PRESENTATION HORN CUP. Carved in the manner of Frances Tansel with a spread-winged eagle over a banner reading "Gn CLAY 1813".
SOLD $2,500
KIRTLAND SAFETY SOCIETY $3 BANK NOTE.
Ohio, dated March 7, 1837
SOLD $330
ATLAS OF STARK COUNTY, OHIO. Philadelphia: L.H. Everts, 1875.
SOLD $540
UNUSUAL PRINTED COTTON RAILROAD MAP. Centered on the Central Ohio Railroad.
American, mid 19th century.
SOLD $940
IMPORTANT OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA DYE MANUSCRIPT RECIPE LEDGER.
Inscribed "John Logan's Book 1836 Butler Penn".
SOLD $499
FINLEY'S MAP OF THE MIDWEST.
Map of the States of Ohio, Indiana & Illinois and part of Michigan Territory, 1826.
Decorative Arts
SOLD $5,100
KNOWELL LINNELL,
ST. ALBANS, OHIO,
BANJO CLOCK. Ca. 1825
SOLD $1,410
DECORATED SAFE.
Pixley Safe Company, Toledo, Ohio, late 19th century.
SOLD $570
SELLEW & CO., CINCINNATI, OHIO
PEWTER PITCHER.
Mid 19th century
SOLD $1,058
GLASS SALVER OR CAKE STAND. Probably Wheeling, West Virginia.
SOLD $3,055
BELL. Vanduzen and Tift,
Cincinnati, Ohio,
mid 19th century.
SOLD $6,228
MINIATURE SHERATON CHEST. Ohio, 2nd quarter-19th century.
SOLD $4,994
PLASTER BUST OF
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
Shobal Vail Clevenger
(Ohio, 1812-1843),
signed and dated 1837
SOLD $3,878
KENTUCKY SILVER LADLE.
Marked for Asa Blanchard, Lexington, Kentucky, ca.1825.
Textiles
SOLD $3,840
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR QUILT.
Possibly Midwestern, 1898
SOLD $2,115
KENTUCKY SAMPLER.
Ellen Miles Lancaster, Loretto Academy, Marion County, 1837.
SOLD $4,818
OHIO WESTERN RESERVE SAMPLER.
Huron (now Erie County), ca. 1829
SOLD $3,525
EARLY MEDALLION QUILT.
Virginia or West Virginia,
late 18th-early 19th century
SOLD $5,581
THREE VIRGINIA (WEST VIRGINIA) MARKING SAMPLERS.