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!
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: $95
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: $85
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: $195
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: $495
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: $550
Mica Flake Covered Star Ornaments
19th Century. Made in Germany. Set of 3 mica flake covered waxed pressboard star Christmas tree ornaments. Perfect for a Feather Tree. Each measure 2” across. In very good condition.
Price: $90 for all 3
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: $195
Salesman Sample Shoe
19th Century. New England origin. Miniature leather and wood shoe. A salesman sample size. All original with some expected wear. Measures 3 1/4” long.
Price: $85
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
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
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: $275
Small Treen Scoop
Early 19th century. New England origin. Small hand carved maple wooden scoop. Nice mellow patina. In very good condition. Measures 7 1/4” long by 3 3/4” wide.
Price: $75
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: $345
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
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: $90
Large Santa Die Cut and Tinsel Ornament #5
19th Century. German made. Large Die Cut and Tinsel Santa Christmas Tree Ornament. Measures 7 1/2” tall by 4 1/2” wide.
Price: $68
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
Tin Hogscraper Candlestick with Tallow Candle
Early 19th century. New England origin. Rare tin Smith tin hogscraper candlestick with working push-up finger tab. Nice untouched dark patina surface. Comes with early tallow candle stub. Candlestick measures 6” tall by 4” across base. Stub tallow candle is 4” long.
Price: $165
Miniature Folk Art Carving of Abraham Lincoln
19th Century. Found in Vermont. Handmade intricately carved and painted figure of Abraham Lincoln with his iconic stove pipe hat. All made from cork except the old metal washer or coin used for the brim of his hat. Stands only 3 1/2” tall.
Price: $195
Fabric Covered Abraham Lincoln Book
Published in 1863 in Boston. A turkey red, black, and tan checked homespun fabric covered rare book titled “The Pioneer Boy and How He Became President” and tells about Abraham Lincoln. Signed inside cover by book’s owner and hometown of “Ashland, Mass.” Both fabric cover and book are worn. Measures 7 1/4” long by 5” wide by 1 3/8” thick.
Price: $235
Swing Handle Splint Basket in Original Paint
19th Century. Hudson River Valley, New York State origin. Probably a Taghkanic (Taconic) basket. Splint swing handle basket in the best dry original salmon painted surface with nice expected wear. Double wrapped weaved rim and Demi-John bottom. Probably used as an apple basket. Some missing weavers at bottom but not noticeable when basket is sitting. Measures 15” to 13” out of round diameter by 8 1/4” high, 16” high with swing handle up.
Price: $495
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