Baker & Co. Antiques
High quality Country Americana antiques for sale on the Internet. For over 35 years, Baker & Co. Antiques specializes in country furniture, small accessories in old original paint, folk art, quilts, hooked rugs, samplers, rag dolls, early lighting, stoneware, baskets and much more. Many of the items come from frequent buying trips, house calls, and collector contacts on both the east coast and the west coast. In the August 2000 issue of Country Home magazine the Baker & Co. website at https://www.bakercoantiques.com was rated the #6 country website in the nation. Owner, Tom Baker, always welcomes visitors whether in person at selected shows or online! We accept personal checks, money orders, major credit cards, and PayPal. Baker & Co. Antiques has a satisfaction guaranteed policy. We understand how difficult it is to buy from pictures and written descriptions. Therefore, we have a standing policy for website purchases: customers may return items, in the same condition as they are received, within 72 hours of delivery for a full refund less cost of shipping, handling & insurance. No excuses needed!
Unusually Large Pictorial Hooked Rug
19th Century. New England origin. Fabulous large pictorial hooked rug with birds, vines, and centered blue basket filled with flowers. Made from polychromed scraps of cotton fabrics hooked on burlap. Very little fading but does have areas of looses. Rug is reinforced by being all hand sewn on a large piece of antique wool fabric. Hangs beautifully. Measures 81” long by 38” wide.
Price: $595
Early Hooked Rug with Hearts
19th Century. New England origin. Nice early small geometric Hooked Rug with Hearts in earthy colors of poppy red, white, sage green and black. Hooked on burlap. One small old corner repair. Measures 23” long by 18” wide.
Price: $185
New England Sampler with House
Early 19th Century. New England origin. Wonderful browns and blues stitchings on fine beige linen homespun background. With stitched rows of alphabets, numbers and a house in addition to other simple motifs. Signed “Polly Orn Nichols”. In period wooden frame. Ex Sharon Platt. In very good condition. Measures 15” long by 11” high framed.
Price: $425
Squirrel Cookie Cutter
19th Century. New England origin. Folky tin squirrel cookie cutter. In excellent condition. Measures 4 1/2” long by 3 1/4” wide.
Price: $195
Toleware Document Box
Mid 19th Century. Probably Pennsylvania origin. Early tin toleware document box in nice colors of teal blue, salmon reds, off white and gold. Measures 9 1/2” wide by 6 1/2” high by 5 1/2” wide.
Price: $165
Painted Folding Checkers and Backgammon Game Board
Mid 19th century. New England origin. Painted folding checkers and backgammon gameboard. Pine wood with t-square nail construction. In the best original red, black, and robins egg blue dry painted nicely craquelure surface. Measures 18 3/4” by 14 3/4” open, 14 3/4” by 9 3/8” by 2 7/8” folded closed.
Price: $450
Set of 3 Early Candles
Early to late 19th Century. New England origin. Two have been lit and one has not. They measure in length, from left to right, 6 1/4”, 7 1/2”, 8 3/4”. Selling as a set of three.
Price: $165
Toleware Tea Cady
Early 19th century. Made by the Filley Tin Shop in Lansingburg (Troy) NY. Nice strong and bold freehand decoration in paint colors of red, green, yellow and white on a black background. In very good condition. Stands 8” high by 4 1/4” across bottom.
Price: $225
Rare Cake Basket
19th Century. Vermont or New Hampshire origin. Unique form splint Cake Basket with swing lid. Nice nutty patina on the outside and a as it should be lighter patina inside. Measures 12” across the top by 9” across the bottom by 8” high with lid closed. In excellent condition. Never have seen another like it.
Price: $295
Family of Putz Wooly Sheep
19th Century. Made in Germany. A Family of Four Wooly Putz Sheep. Stand 3 3/4”, 3 1/2”, 2 3/4”, and 2” tall. All in very good condition.
Price: $195
Cone Shaped Tin Dipper
19th Century. New England origin. Nice cone shaped tin dipper with an untouched patina surface. With handing holes in top. In excellent condition. Measures 14” long.
Price: $85
Wooden Carrier with Hearts Cutout Handke
Early 19th century. Hudson River Valley, NY origin. Walnut wood carrier with three heart cutouts in handle. Square nailed construction with canted sides. Measures 13 3/4” long by 11” wide by 2 1/4” high (on sides) by 5 1/4” high (with handle). In very good condition.
Price: $795
Jacquard Style Woven Ditty Bag
Early 19th century. New England origin. Unique woven decorative Jacquard style Ditty Bag in Indigo Blue and Natural Beige cotton and linen fabrics. Measures 11” wide by 14” long. In excellent condition.
Price: $495
Redware Dish with Decoration
Early 19th century. Found in NY state. Small Redware Dish with an unusual pale yellow and green squiggly lined decoration. Measures about 7 3/4” in diameter by 1 1/2” high. In very good condition with no cracks or hairlines but with three small old chips along rim.
Price: $350
Colorful Potholder
19th Century. New England origin. Ex Pat Hatch collection. A nice all hand sewn Potholder made from wonderful fabrics. Measures about 7” square. In excellent condition.
Price: $150
Painted Wooden Tavern Tankard
Circa 1770-1790. Portsmouth NH origin. Very rare Staved Pine Wood Tavern Tankard with Button Loop Bands and in an original dry White painted surface. In very good condition with nice smooth wear. Measures 11” tall.
Price: $1200
Painted Treenware Charger
19th Century. American or English. Large Treen Charger in original Black Paint. Measures 16 1/2” to 17” out of round diameter by 1 1/2” to 1 3/4” high. Nice wear, especially on bottom.
Price: $495
Paint Decorated Miniature Treen Cup
Early 19th century. New England origin. Miniature Treenware cup with original Paint and Decoration. Stands only 3” tall. Nice expected wear. No cracks.
Price: $850
Painted Canted Sided Hanging Shelves
19th Century. Northeastern US origin. Nice pine wood canted sided hanging shelves in original painted surface. Measures 19 3/4” wide by 14 1/4” high by 5” deep on top by 7” deep at bottom. In very good, nice and sturdy condition.
Price: $695
Theorem of Watermelons
Early 19th Century. New England origin. Watercolored Theorem of Watermelons painted on Linen. Measures 21 1/2” long by 18” high, framed. Under glass.
Price: $1250
Set of 4 Mica Star Ornaments
Early 20th Century. German made. Set of 4 Mica Covered Pressboard Star Christmas Tree Ornaments. Two in purple, one in yellow, and one in blue colored decoration. Each measure about 2” across.
Price: $65
Early Theorem on Velvet
Circa 1830. Bennington, Vermont origin. Wonderful folky Painted Theorem on Velvet of Fruit in a stylized Urn shaped Compote. Nice strong vivid colors. Measures 12 3/4” long by 11” high, framed.
Price: $2400
Original Blue Green Painted Carrier
Mid 19th century. New England origin. Nice pine wood and square nailed constructed carrier, tote, knife box in a original thick blue green painted surface. With nice wear and patina. Canted sides. Measures 13” long by 10” wide by 3 3/4” high.
Price: $185
Painted Redware Fruit Shaped Bank
Early 19th century. New England origin. With wonderful well worn original chrome yellow paint and aged patina. Measures 3” tall by 3” wide.
Price: $75
Bell Shaped Iron Dough Scraper
19th Century. Found in Upstate NY. Small nicely bell shaped iron dough scraper. All original with untouched surface and in excellent condition. Measures 4 1/2” long by 3 1/2” high.
Price: $68
Uncle Sam Chocolate Mold
Uncle Sam Hats chocolate mold dated 1813 (the year Uncle Sam was created during the War of 1812) carved in Walnut wood. Probably made in 1913, the Centennial Celebration of Uncle Sam. Found, where else, but near Troy NY. Birthplace and home of Uncle Sam. Measures 25 1/2” long by 3 3/4” wide by 1” thick.
Price: $165
Painted Crow Decoy
19th Century. New Hampshire origin. Hand carved black painted wooden crow decoy. Measures 7 1/2” long. All original with years of weathered wear.
Price: $95
Painted Small Firkin
19th Century. Northeastern US origin. Small bail swing handled firkin in an original pewter grey painted surface. In excellent condition. Stands 7 3/4” high by 7 1/2” across the top by 8 1/4” across the bottom. Measures 11 1/4” high with swing handle up.
Price: $295
Rams Head Iron Peel
18th to early 19th century. New England origin. Forged iron fireplace hearth peel with a nice well defined figural Ram’s Head with Horns handle top. Measures 42” long and peel plate is 6 3/4” wide. Some expected wear on peel plate’s edge.
Price: $185
Miniature Toleware Bread Tray
Early to mid 19th century. Pennsylvania origin. Sweet miniature tin Toleware Bread Tray in original mustard yellow and white free hand painted decoration all on a red painted background. Exterior is in original black paint. With slanted sides. Measures only 4 1/8” long by 2 1/4 to 2 5/8” wide by 3/8 to 7/8” high.
Price: $195
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