04-20-201804-20-2018
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April 20, 2018 10:00 AMCalender

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  • 19th Century Spokeshave

    19th Century Spokeshave

    Lot: 360
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    19th Century Spokeshave, France, 11-in. cherry body with shaped handles flanking the square center, with iron sole and blade. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Two Early Marquetry Irons

    Two Early Marquetry Irons

    Lot: 361
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    Two Early Marquetry Irons, probably Europe, triangular heads, one with an elm handle. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Japanese Ship Carpenter's Adze

    Japanese Ship Carpenter's Adze

    Lot: 362
    Sold for: $154$125

    Japanese Ship Carpenter's Adze, 19th century, bentwood handle with iron blade, lg. 22 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Three Planemaker's Floats

    Three Planemaker's Floats

    Lot: 363
    Sold for: $74$60

    Three Planemaker's Floats, Europe, 19th century, shaped wooden handles with steel blades, lg. 7 1/2 to 12 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Wrought Iron Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Wrought Iron Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Lot: 364
    Sold for: $1,046$850

    Wrought Iron Eprouvette Powder Tester, United Kingdom, 17th/18th century, with priming powder receptacle, touch-hole, and powder reservoir arm terminating into a dogs head, ratchet wheel, and shaped more ...

  • Brass and Iron Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Brass and Iron Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Lot: 365
    Sold for: $861$700

    Brass and Iron Eprouvette Powder Tester, France, 17th/18th century, fleur-de-lis and flower decorated brass arm with priming powder receptacle, touch-hole, and powder reservoir, calibrated wheel, more ...

  • Wrought Iron Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Wrought Iron Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Lot: 366
    Sold for: $369$300

    Wrought Iron Eprouvette Powder Tester, France, 17th century, with priming powder receptacle, touch-hole, and powder reservoir, ratchet wheel, exposed riveting on underside, lg. 16 in. Provenance: more ...

  • Flintlock Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Flintlock Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Lot: 367
    Sold for: $984$800

    Flintlock Eprouvette Powder Tester, United Kingdom, mid-19th century, walnut stock with engraved hardware and trigger guard, calibrated wheel below, lg. 6 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent more ...

  • Two Wrought Iron Flint Knapping Hammers

    Two Wrought Iron Flint Knapping Hammers

    Lot: 368
    Sold for: $554$450

    Two Wrought Iron Flint Knapping Hammers, 18th century, arched heads with pierced and decorated handles terminating in a screwdriver, one with a nipple pick, lg. 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 in. Provenance: The more ...

  • Flintlock Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Flintlock Eprouvette Powder Tester

    Lot: 369
    Sold for: $1,169$950

    Flintlock Eprouvette Powder Tester, France, 19th century, walnut stock with finely carved crosshatched handle, iron butplate, calibrated wheel, and iron lock plate, lg. 9 in. Provenance: The more ...

  • Four 17th/18th Century Iron Wire Gauges

    Four 17th/18th Century Iron Wire Gauges

    Lot: 370
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    Four 17th/18th Century Iron Wire Gauges, one marked with a lion logo and "FP." Literature: The marked example illustrated in Codes & Symbols of European Tools, p. 104; similar examples more ...

  • Four 19th Century Levels

    Four 19th Century Levels

    Lot: 371
    Sold for: $338$275

    Four 19th Century Levels, United Kingdom, three brass rosewood infill levels by John Wilson, Thomas Turner, and William Shaw, and a steel and brass inlaid level marked "James Rose/1874," with three more ...

  • Four 19th Century Levels

    Four 19th Century Levels

    Lot: 372
    Sold for: $215$175

    Four 19th Century Levels, United Kingdom, one marked "John Rabone & Son/Makers/Birmingham" with vertical side bubble level and adjustable height mechanism, an S. Walker, a torpedo-shaped example, more ...

  • Three Iron Spirit Levels

    Three Iron Spirit Levels

    Lot: 373
    Sold for: $492$400

    Three Iron Spirit Levels, 19th century, an 18-in. example with triple brass spirit levels and marked "Davis Patent M.W. Robinson Co."; and 12- and 24-in. examples with adjustable brass centers; all more ...

  • Two Iron Reamers

    Two Iron Reamers

    Lot: 374
    Sold for: $154$125

    Two Iron Reamers, one with a T-shaped wooden handle carved with the letters "MAH," lg. 14 to 27 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Four Converted Screwdrivers

    Four Converted Screwdrivers

    Lot: 375
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    Four Converted Screwdrivers, Europe, 19th century, all with shaped iron blades, brass ferrules, and turned wood handles, lg. 9 to 21 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Two Turned Wood-handled Corner Chisels

    Two Turned Wood-handled Corner Chisels

    Lot: 376
    Sold for: $25$20

    Two Turned Wood-handled Corner Chisels, 19th century, iron blades, lg. 8 1/2 and 14 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Two Converted Screwdrivers

    Two Converted Screwdrivers

    Lot: 377
    Sold for: $369$300

    Two Converted Screwdrivers, 18th/early 19th century, an English officer's sword with an engraved blade marked with a crown over "GR" with turned wooden handle, and file blade with brass-tipped more ...

  • Four Cross-handled Augers

    Four Cross-handled Augers

    Lot: 378
    Sold for: $492$400

    Four Cross-handled Augers, Europe, 18th century, various wood shaped handles, and fixed iron bits, one marked "M.A.S. 1782," lg. 25 to 32 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Two Slitting Gauges

    Two Slitting Gauges

    Lot: 379
    Sold for: $492$400

    Two Slitting Gauges, England, 19th century, brass-mounted mahogany example with boxwood rule, scrolled decorated handle, and roller below, the other one with pistol grip handle, lg. 12 to 20 in. more ...

  • Stirrup Adze

    Stirrup Adze

    Lot: 380
    Sold for: $154$125

    Stirrup Adze, France, 18th/19th century, oak handle with a carved whale's tail-shaped end, iron blade, and collar, and a small wood wedge, handle lg. 11 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent more ...

  • Brass Pocket Sextant

    Brass Pocket Sextant

    Lot: 381
    Sold for: $154$125

    Brass Pocket Sextant, probably England, 19th century, lacquered brass 3-in. dia. instrument with silvered scale and vernier, magnifier, index, and horizon mirror, housed in a rope-edged case. more ...

  • Two Gouges

    Two Gouges

    Lot: 382
    Sold for: $62$50

    Two Gouges, 19th century, a floral-carved fruitwood-handled no. 4 gouge with blade marked "B. Addis & Son"; and a patternmaker's gouge with line-decorated handle depicting a nude woman, marked more ...

  • 19th Century Bullet Mold

    19th Century Bullet Mold

    Lot: 383
    Sold for: $111$90

    19th Century Bullet Mold, United Kingdom, hinged iron mold marked "12," with brass handles, lg. 6 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Collection of Engraver's Gravers

    Collection of Engraver's Gravers

    Lot: 384
    Sold for: $215$175

    Collection of Engraver's Gravers, United Kingdom, 19th century, wooden button-top handles with brass ferrules and iron blades, thirty pieces. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Twenty-eight Manchester Metal Punches

    Twenty-eight Manchester Metal Punches

    Lot: 385
    Sold for: $123$100

    Twenty-eight Manchester Metal Punches, iron punches with numbers, letters, and manufacturer or trade names. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Seven Brass Blow Lamps

    Seven Brass Blow Lamps

    Lot: 386
    Sold for: $338$275

    Seven Brass Blow Lamps, England, and Switzerland, 19th century. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Sixteen Tradesman's Tools

    Sixteen Tradesman's Tools

    Lot: 387
    Sold for: $37$30

    Sixteen Tradesman's Tools, 19th/20th century, screwdrivers, hammers, pliers, and wrenches, many with maker's marks. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Eleven 19th Century Oil Cans

    Eleven 19th Century Oil Cans

    Lot: 388
    Sold for: $615$500

    Eleven 19th Century Oil Cans, England, constructed of brass, copper, tin, and steel. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • African Carved Wooden Pulley

    African Carved Wooden Pulley

    Lot: 389
    Sold for: $12$10

    African Carved Wooden Pulley, fully carved central handle, lg. 13 1/4 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Fourteen Plumber's Tools

    Fourteen Plumber's Tools

    Lot: 390
    Sold for: $12$10

    Fourteen Plumber's Tools, Europe, 19th century, plumber's ring consisting of ten beads of Lignum vitae and one brass marked "Monument," with boxwood and iron wedges. Provenance: The property of more ...

  • Seven 18th Century Buttonmaker's Tools

    Seven 18th Century Buttonmaker's Tools

    Lot: 391
    Sold for: $37$30

    Seven 18th Century Buttonmaker's Tools, wood and wrought iron, lg. 7 to 10 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Nine Basketweaver's Tools

    Nine Basketweaver's Tools

    Lot: 391A
    Sold for: $62$50

    Nine Basketweaver's Tools, France, England, 19th century, six wood wicker-splitting tools, an iron-bladed splitting/slicing plane, a splitting tool with a curved iron retractable blade marked more ...

  • Five Tailoring or Hatmaker's Tools

    Five Tailoring or Hatmaker's Tools

    Lot: 392
    Sold for: $215$175

    Five Tailoring or Hatmaker's Tools, two felt hatter's tools, one with a brass ring, scale, and snips, the other made of wood with a group of brass tightening knobs, a concave-base wood-handled press more ...

  • 18th Century Basketweaver's Tool

    18th Century Basketweaver's Tool

    Lot: 393
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    18th Century Basketweaver's Tool, 7-in. finely carved, scalloped fruitwood tool reading "1784 AFD" and "IHS" with the cross over the heart on the pommel. Provenance: The property of Laurent more ...

  • Eighteen Turning Tools

    Eighteen Turning Tools

    Lot: 394
    Sold for: $431$350

    Eighteen Turning Tools, United Kingdom, 19th century, nine Henry Taylor tools with turned wood handles and brass ferrules, and nine unmarked tools, all with different profile edges. Provenance: more ...

  • Early Bronze-handled Bucket

    Early Bronze-handled Bucket

    Lot: 395
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    Early Bronze-handled Bucket, dia. 12 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Five Tools

    Five Tools

    Lot: 396
    Sold for: $431$350

    Five Tools, Europe, a 12-in. octagonal boxwood rule marked "J. Tree/Maker/London"; two wood-handled screwdrivers; a veneer hammer; and a carved slip stone marked "Fratresse/1784/EP." Provenance: more ...

  • Wood Sample Box

    Wood Sample Box

    Lot: 397
    Sold for: $1,845$1,500

    Wood Sample Box, Europe, 19th/20th century, forty-five wood species with corresponding list, housed in a lidded mahogany box, box lg. 5 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Three 19th Century Trade Tools

    Three 19th Century Trade Tools

    Lot: 398
    Sold for: $49$40

    Three 19th Century Trade Tools, iron and wood-handled upholstery hammer, wooden hammer, and a wooden vice. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • 19th Century Fish-scaling Tool

    19th Century Fish-scaling Tool

    Lot: 399
    Sold for: $62$50

    19th Century Fish-scaling Tool, Sweden, single-edged blade marked near ferrule "1846," with turned wooden handle, lg. 23 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Four Shaping Tools

    Four Shaping Tools

    Lot: 400
    Sold for: $49$40

    Four Shaping Tools, Europe, 18th/19th century, two wood-handled examples with rasp blades, an offset chisel-style blade with small teeth, and a right-angled blade with teeth. Provenance: The more ...

  • 19th Century Flower Mold

    19th Century Flower Mold

    Lot: 401
    Sold for: $25$20

    19th Century Flower Mold, iron head with engraved flower and corresponding brass mold, lg. 8 1/4 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Six 19th Century Wooden Weaver's Tools

    Six 19th Century Wooden Weaver's Tools

    Lot: 402
    Sold for: $111$90

    Six 19th Century Wooden Weaver's Tools, Europe, 45-in. fully carved mahogany stick, a pierced and symmetrically decorated carved stick, reed/heddle hooks, a shuttle, a tapestry beater, and two more ...

  • Two 18th Century Carved Tapestry Maker's Pick-up Sticks or Rules

    Two 18th Century Carved Tapestry Maker's Pick-up Sticks or Rules

    Lot: 403
    Sold for: $923$750

    Two 18th Century Carved Tapestry Maker's Pick-up Sticks or Rules, probably Austria, 37 1/2-in. fully carved and decorated pick-up sticks with images of saws, hatchets, squares, draw knives, mallets, more ...

  • 18th Century Pewter-mounted Carved Wood Tapestry Weaver's Pick-up Stick

    18th Century Pewter-mounted Carved Wood Tapestry Weaver's Pick-up Stick

    Lot: 404
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    18th Century Pewter-mounted Carved Wood Tapestry Weaver's Pick-up Stick, probably Austria, 21 1/2-in. fully carved and decorated triangular pick-up stick with carved alphabet and dated "1786" on one more ...

  • Bonseki or Miniature Sand-sculpting Tools

    Bonseki or Miniature Sand-sculpting Tools

    Lot: 405
    Sold for: $74$60

    Bonseki or Miniature Sand-sculpting Tools, Japan, 19th century, brass and iron tools with various profile blades, lg. 4 to 7 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Two Pairs of Early Tailor's Scissors

    Two Pairs of Early Tailor's Scissors

    Lot: 406
    Sold for: $677$550

    Two Pairs of Early Tailor's Scissors, Europe, a 17th/18th century example with engraved markings on one blade and delicately shaped handles, and a brass-handled pair, lg. 7 and 12 in. more ...

  • Late 18th Century Snuff Grater or Tobacco Rasp

    Late 18th Century Snuff Grater or Tobacco Rasp

    Lot: 407
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    Late 18th Century Snuff Grater or Tobacco Rasp, France, iron instrument with hinged lid engraved with a small crown and "Vive Le Roy," lg. 6 1/2 in. Literature: Codes & Symbols of European more ...

  • Pair of 19th Century Brass Shoe Buckles

    Pair of 19th Century Brass Shoe Buckles

    Lot: 408
    Sold for: $111$90

    Pair of 19th Century Brass Shoe Buckles, with punched heart and clover leaf decoration, wd. 4 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Early Iron Cheese Mold and a Brass Comb

    Early Iron Cheese Mold and a Brass Comb

    Lot: 409
    Sold for: $185$150

    Early Iron Cheese Mold and a Brass Comb, 19th century, heart-shaped iron mold with initials "cd" on the interior, and a small double-edged brass comb. Literature: Codes & Symbols of European more ...

  • Two Early Drivers

    Two Early Drivers

    Lot: 410
    Sold for: $615$500

    Two Early Drivers, Europe, 18th/19th century, 8-in. lg. iron driver with a heart adorning the top, blade decorated with a three-leaf clover in the center; and a 5 1/2-in. lg. wood-handled driver more ...

  • Two Tatami or Thatch-cutting Knives

    Two Tatami or Thatch-cutting Knives

    Lot: 411
    Sold for: $25$20

    Two Tatami or Thatch-cutting Knives, Japan, 19th century, single-edge iron blades with wooden handles, lg. 9 and 10 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Group of Bookbinding Finishing Tools

    Group of Bookbinding Finishing Tools

    Lot: 412
    Sold for: $246$200

    Group of Bookbinding Finishing Tools, ten brass and beechwood handled stamps, some marked with manufacturer, twenty brass stamps with iron tangs, single and double brass fillets, and two type more ...

  • Three Iron and Brass Vises or Clamps

    Three Iron and Brass Vises or Clamps

    Lot: 413
    Sold for: $123$100

    Three Iron and Brass Vises or Clamps, 19th century, two 27 1/2-in. long vises with a 1 1/2-in. throat, and a 17-in. vise with wedged jaw. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Five Leather Bookbinding Embossing Rolls

    Five Leather Bookbinding Embossing Rolls

    Lot: 414
    Sold for: $369$300

    Five Leather Bookbinding Embossing Rolls, 19th century, brass decorated edged wheels, with wood handles, two marked "Morris & Co. London," another "Brook London." Provenance: The property of more ...

  • Four Bookbinding Tools

    Four Bookbinding Tools

    Lot: 415
    Sold for: $86$70

    Four Bookbinding Tools, 19th century, creasers and polishers, one marked on blade "J.C. Laus." Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Three Wheelwright's Travellers

    Three Wheelwright's Travellers

    Lot: 416
    Sold for: $246$200

    Three Wheelwright's Travellers, 19th century, two with bronze wheels with scales and an unmarked iron example, with various wood handles, lg. 13 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent more ...

  • Early Wheelwright's Traveller

    Early Wheelwright's Traveller

    Lot: 417
    Sold for: $461$375

    Early Wheelwright's Traveller, 18th/19th century, 8-in. dia. iron wheel with six pierced hearts, bronze ferrule, and wooden handle, lg. 15 1/2 in. Literature: Codes & Symbols of European Tools, more ...

  • Large 18th Century Rounder Plane

    Large 18th Century Rounder Plane

    Lot: 418
    Sold for: $677$550

    Large 18th Century Rounder Plane, Europe, fruitwood and iron body with stamped decorated stars surrounding the carved "1773" date, iron blade with shooting star decorated pattern, lg. 15 1/2 in. more ...

  • Coach Maker's Plane

    Coach Maker's Plane

    Lot: 419
    Sold for: $123$100

    Coach Maker's Plane, fruitwood body, with brass shoe and blade marked "Weiss & Sohn." Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Eight Leather Maker's Knives

    Eight Leather Maker's Knives

    Lot: 420
    Sold for: $246$200

    Eight Leather Maker's Knives, United Kingdom, 19th century, arched steel blades with brass ferrules and turned rosewood handles, some marked with manufacturer's name. Provenance: The property of more ...

  • Eight Leatherworking Awls

    Eight Leatherworking Awls

    Lot: 421
    Sold for: $215$175

    Eight Leatherworking Awls, 19th/20th century, various profile iron blades with brass ferrules, boxwood handles, lg. 13 to 35 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Group of Leatherworker's Tools

    Group of Leatherworker's Tools

    Lot: 422
    Sold for: $308$250

    Group of Leatherworker's Tools, Europe, 19th/20th century, awls and bevellers, some with turned wood handles, brass ferrules, and steel blades. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Five Leatherworker's Tools

    Five Leatherworker's Tools

    Lot: 423
    Sold for: $49$40

    Five Leatherworker's Tools, 19th century, a saddlemaker's knife marked "Blanchard," two cutters, a small beech burnisher, and a star-wheel roller. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Two Harness Maker's Steel Ploughs

    Two Harness Maker's Steel Ploughs

    Lot: 424
    Sold for: $308$250

    Two Harness Maker's Steel Ploughs, brass fittings and engraved scales, one marked "Blanchard/Place De LA Lame/22," both with rosewood handles. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Five Roofer's Tools

    Five Roofer's Tools

    Lot: 425
    Sold for: $62$50

    Five Roofer's Tools, France and United Kingdom, 18th/19th century, one marked "Goldenberg," another "Bordeaux," lg. 10 to 18 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Roofer's Slate Hammer

    Roofer's Slate Hammer

    Lot: 426
    Sold for: $861$700

    Roofer's Slate Hammer, France, 19th century, heart-shaped center and brazed tip, lg. 13 in. Note: A similar example can be found at the Museum of Tools, Troyes, France. Provenance: The more ...

  • Three Iron Coach or Carriage Brakes

    Three Iron Coach or Carriage Brakes

    Lot: 427
    Sold for: $1,107$900

    Three Iron Coach or Carriage Brakes, Europe, iron forms with scrolled ornamentation, mounted to turned wood bases, ht. 15 to 20 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • 16th Century Italian Iron Plane

    16th Century Italian Iron Plane

    Lot: 428
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    16th Century Italian Iron Plane, c. 1550, sides chamfered and with simple decoration, brazed sole, scrolled front tote, and carved fruitwood wedge, both tote and body marked with an "S," lg. 10 more ...

  • Bronze and Steel Low Angle Plane

    Bronze and Steel Low Angle Plane

    Lot: 429
    Sold for: $3,690$3,000

    Bronze and Steel Low Angle Plane, possibly Germany, bronze scrolled sides and tote, steel sole with rounded toe, blade marked "T Sorby," lg. 8 3/4 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent more ...

  • 19th Century Marked Low Angle Rebate or Rabbet Plane

    19th Century Marked Low Angle Rebate or Rabbet Plane

    Lot: 430
    Sold for: $25$20

    19th Century Marked Low Angle Rebate or Rabbet Plane, England, 11 1/2-in. fruitwood and iron body stamped "R.E. Harrison" on heel and toe. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • 18th Century Panel Plane

    18th Century Panel Plane

    Lot: 431
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    18th Century Panel Plane, France, boxwood body with carved escapement edge, marked "1744" on one side, and "I I O T/GS(?)" on the other, "IOS" mark behind the blade and wedge, lg. 12 1/2 in. more ...

  • 19th Century Skew Channel Plane

    19th Century Skew Channel Plane

    Lot: 432
    Sold for: $123$100

    19th Century Skew Channel Plane, England, 13 3/4-in. pistol grip body, with a 3/4-in. recessed channel in the sole, toe stamped "H. Gonaty." Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • 18th Century Marked and Dated Molding Plane

    18th Century Marked and Dated Molding Plane

    Lot: 433
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    18th Century Marked and Dated Molding Plane, France, 8-in. sculpted fruitwood body marked "STB 1702" on one side, "OAS" with chip-carved decoration below on the other. Literature: Codes & more ...

  • 18th Century Molding Plane

    18th Century Molding Plane

    Lot: 434
    Sold for: $246$200

    18th Century Molding Plane, France, 15 3/4-in. abstract figural-form fruitwood body with D-shaped handle, pointillism decorated date reading "1789" within a border of half circle carving. more ...

  • Chardoillet Variable Pitch Jointer Plane

    Chardoillet Variable Pitch Jointer Plane

    Lot: 435
    Sold for: $4,920$4,000

    Chardoillet Variable Pitch Jointer Plane, patent 1852, 22 1/2-in. iron bed, fruitwood handle, and knob, finely cast adjustment mechanism marked "Brevet D' Invention Sans Guaranti du more ...

  • Skew-mouth Infill Plane

    Skew-mouth Infill Plane

    Lot: 436
    Sold for: $677$550

    Skew-mouth Infill Plane, Alex Matheson & Son, 11 1/2-in. steel body, rosewood infill, and pistol grip handle, blade marked as above. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Iron Infill Plane

    Iron Infill Plane

    Lot: 437
    Sold for: $62$50

    Iron Infill Plane, 19th century, with walnut infill stamped "C. Baker" twice, pistol grip handle, scrolled wedge, and iron marked "Ward," lg. 16 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent more ...

  • Stanley #110 Block Plane

    Stanley #110 Block Plane

    Lot: 438
    Sold for: $277$225

    Stanley #110 Block Plane, with shoe buckle-style lever cap and rolled edges, lg. 7 1/4 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Three 19th Century Wooden Block or Smoothing Planes

    Three 19th Century Wooden Block or Smoothing Planes

    Lot: 439
    Sold for: $37$30

    Three 19th Century Wooden Block or Smoothing Planes, one with the iron blade marked "Peugeot & Co." with an image of an elephant. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Mixed Wood Smoothing Plane

    Mixed Wood Smoothing Plane

    Lot: 440
    Sold for: $123$100

    Mixed Wood Smoothing Plane, 8 1/4-in. body with key-shaped joinery, iron blade with adjuster. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Five 19th Century Plough Planes

    Five 19th Century Plough Planes

    Lot: 441
    Sold for: $738$600

    Five 19th Century Plough Planes, two Banduskys Tool Co., two Alex Mathieson & Sons, and a Varvill & Sons. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • 18th Century Compass Plane

    18th Century Compass Plane

    Lot: 442
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    18th Century Compass Plane, France, oak body with pistol-grip handle, marked "JBS" on both sides, a highly detailed carved fish decorates the wedge, lg. 10 in. Literature: Codes & Symbols of more ...

  • Two Twin-bladed Tongue and Groove Planes

    Two Twin-bladed Tongue and Groove Planes

    Lot: 443
    Sold for: $25$20

    Two Twin-bladed Tongue and Groove Planes, Europe, 19th century, double handled fruitwood plane and a burr wood plane with iron tongue plate with iron marked "J. Schwab," lg. 8 1/2 to 13 in. more ...

  • Pistol Grip English Smoothing Plane

    Pistol Grip English Smoothing Plane

    Lot: 444
    Sold for: $62$50

    Pistol Grip English Smoothing Plane, steel sole, brass-knobbed lever cap, Sheffield blade with adjuster, lg. 11 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • Unmarked Walnut and Brass Fillister Plane

    Unmarked Walnut and Brass Fillister Plane

    Lot: 445
    Sold for: $923$750

    Unmarked Walnut and Brass Fillister Plane, infill pistol-grip handle, inlaid steel fence, blade stamped "Sorby," lg. 10 1/2 in. Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz. more ...

  • 19th Century Marked Scrub Plane

    19th Century Marked Scrub Plane

    Lot: 446
    Sold for: $123$100

    19th Century Marked Scrub Plane, Europe, 8 1/2-in. body with carved Masonic symbols of a square and dividers flanking the image of St. George's cross with "NC" above, and a convex sole. more ...

  • Master Compagnon Varloper or Jointer Plane

    Master Compagnon Varloper or Jointer Plane

    Lot: 447
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    Master Compagnon Varloper or Jointer Plane, c. 1871, 22 1/2-in. fruitwood body with a stylized head of a dolphin with a looped handle terminating in a carved flower or tail, two inset bone dots or more ...

  • 18th Century Carpenter's Molding Plane

    18th Century Carpenter's Molding Plane

    Lot: 448
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    18th Century Carpenter's Molding Plane, France, fruitwood body carved with the date "1721" and the "IHS" symbol with a cross, and bleeding heart, reinforced iron strapping to the toe, and stamped more ...

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