ANTIQUE AUCTION
ESTATE OF LARRY & RUBY BUECHLER OF BLOCKHOUSE, N.S.
We have new photos posted as of Aug 19th.
The Buechlers were well-known in the Province as dealers in country antiques and Larry specialized in clocks. They first established themselves in West Nictaux and moved on to Windsor, finally coming to Blockhouse in 1983. Larry passed away nine years ago and Ruby followed him just a few weeks ago. Because I knew them well, respected them as dealers, and they were also my neighbors, I felt I had to do this auction and am honored to be disbursing their fine collection. It’s obvious that some of the pieces were collected in the Annapolis Valley area and, of course, much of it from Lunenburg County. According to their children, they really enjoyed living in Lunenburg County.
As we only had a couple of days to photograph the pieces that you see here, they do nor represent by any means all that is in the auction. In fact, we intentionally made a number of composite pictures to give you a general idea of the quality of things being offered. As far as I can tell, the pieces illustrated are in honest condition. A few good pieces that had minor restorations, we chose not to illustrate. Fortunately, there is just enough room in the backyard of the homestead to hold the auction. I highly recommend anyone serious about the merchandise to be sold should come to the preview on Friday. The preview is for you, the customer. It gives you the opportunity to examine the pieces you’re interested in in a leisurely fashion without people bumping into you. It gives you some time to think about what you care most about and the opportunity to sleep on your reactions. The Friday preview will take place in the house, in situ.
- Three G. Cole rod-back Windsors, one armed, two signed, one stamped "Warranted Halifax" and a fourth stamped armchair, overpainted.
- Several stretcher-base tables, one large
- Ten Nova Scotia stamped and/or decorated crocks
- Excellent selection of early candlestands, some tilt-topped
- Good and generous selection of spongeware, stick-spatter, mocha, etc.
- Large number of Maritime name tins in excellent condition
- Set of six Sibley side chairs and two armed rockers, seven stamped
- Early wrought iron and a good selection of early pewter
- Some very good toys and children’s items
- Document box in mustard and blue paint, ca. 1820 "Elanah Eisenhauer"
- Very good Lunenburg County blanket box with brass heart scutcheon, ca. 1810, grain-painted inside and out
- A good Lunenburg County grain-painted bed
- A very nice pair of whistler decoys from eastern Lunenburg County
- Firkins and storage containers in old paint
- Large inlaid Chippendale mirror, ears fairly old replacements
- A number of early chairs and stools made by local small-time cabinet makers
- Five-drawer apothecary in old finish
- Several fancy hanging shelves
- Rare and very early wrought iron rush light and candleholder
- Pair of small Chandler pastels and a larger one
- Very rare pictorial sampler made in Lunenburg in 1843 by ten-year-old Mary Elizabeth Davies, in excellent condition
- Very good kitchen cupboard with raised panels and old paint, not a hutch
- Period Banjo clock in good condition, attributed to E. Howard, Boston
- Very nice child’s blanket chest with high cutouts and old blue paint
- Extremely rare Winnipeg tobacco tin, mint
- A number of old landscape paintings, some primitive, plus others of differing subjects
- Grain-painted pine chest of four drawers with a gallery of three drawers and splash board on top, super clean, ca. 1830
- A double steeple clock, signed
- A fan-back Windsor signed "Gowdy R. L. Gow"
- Two early brass carriage clocks
- Early hog-scraper candlestick with brass ring and other early lighting including glass oil lamps
- Wag-On-The-Wall clock with wooden painted face.
- Exceptional penny mat
- Birch butler’s desk, ca. 1810
- Better-than-average treenware
- Dyola The Improved Home Dye Cabinet
- Good open-top hutch, overpainted
- Very good birdcage Windsor arm-chair with carved knuckles in old mustard paint
- Exceptional Pembroke table in wavy birch
- Turned-leg double, leafed hardwood and pine dining table, 44" x 7 feet with drawers, ca. 1820
- Two old iron doorstops depicting cottages
- Very early child’s high chair, prob. a Young family product ca. 1810
- Very rare tin toleware tea caddy in original red and mustard paint, ca. 1800
- A rather unique child’s commode in old paint with five drawers – brass pulls. A country gem.
- Excellent collection of native basketry, including one rectangular North West Coast
Of course, there will be the box lots, contingent with any house liquidation and a 1994 Toyota. And then there’s the wonderful early house, constructed in the Cape Cod style by German and/or French carpenters.
Now that The Maritime Antique Dealers & Services Guide appears to have folded, we wonder if there would be enough interest among dealers here in Lunenburg County for producing a similar, but more modest pamphlet, as a way of helping people find their way to you. We all know that the antiques business is getting harder.
Charlotte McGill has volunteered her services to produce such a brochure, but only if we can get almost complete support from all of the people who are in the business of selling antiques and used articles who have a shingle out here in Lunenburg County. To produce such a brochure would require very little financially. What the project would require is some people to come forward to help with signing ups the sellers and ultimately distributing the product. If no one comes forward, nothing will.
If you would be interested in helping in this process, it is important for you to contact Charlotte to see it become a reality. If you are only interested in having your business promoted with the other people from the County and want to know what’s required of you, you must also make contact with Charlotte. It’s only in a combination of the two things above that will make this work.
Chris Huntington
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