Welcome to Country Cupboard Antiques! I specialize in 18th, 19th c, and 20th c. country Americana, folk art, architectural and holiday. Everything listed includes shipping cost via USPS or UPS. Always feel free to call or email with any questions regarding items or if you would like additional photos.
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216 W Water St Princeton, WI 54968 920-229-4875
This is a period lighting candle of animal fat in untuched condition and retains its full length hand twisted cotton wick. Hand dipped and shows quality mottling of color in light yellows and light oranges Good condition with the top showing an old but stable seperation which is consistent with these old fragile candles. 8"L.
Price: 195
This is a nice silhouette of a sheet iron pointer. Produced from 1/" thick steel plate and cut to form its shape. Both sides retain beautiful oyster white paint with oxidation. Survives in excellent condition on both sides and displays very nicely. Ca. 1960. 18"L
Price: 275
This is a fantastic little 19th c. slide lid candle box in origonal red paint. Made from pine wood and has dovetailed corners. The bottom is professionally chamfered and attsched with four iron square nails. Retains phenomenal red paint with historic paint and surface elements. New England. Ca. 1810. 10"L.
Price: 225
A hanging salt box or storage box is quite interesting....made of pine wood and feafures elaborate cutouts on its backboard and lid and has applied ornamentation involving Christmass tree like decoration with hand carved leaves and a red ball. Retains original brass hinges. Extremely well made and retains nice patina. Excellent condition with a small drip of old paint. Ca. 1910. 9 1/4"T x 5"W
Price: 225
This 19th c. spice box is in original red paint and contains a very nice backboard terminating in a lollipop cutout. One drawer is situated with dividers for spices and the other drawer is empty. Both retain their original knobs. Constructed from pine wood with early square nails. Has fabulous red paint. Overall very good condition with a few very old minor losses to the drawer lips. New England. Ca. 1840. 14"T x 9"W " 8"D
Price: 575
Here is a fantastic old femce post finial of a dogs head in original paints. Carved of pine wood with painted features. Very good weathered condition and paint surface. Scarce to find. Ca. 1930. 3 1/2"T
Price: 450
A small leather mirror made from leather pieces configured and stitched together using string baseball style stitching. Contains a nice thick piece of glass which is original alongside its original iron hanger. Contains excellent surface qualities. Northeast origin. Ca. 1880. 5"T
Price: 650
This early 19th c. signal cannon is constructed from a single unit of mold poured iron with a hollow center and a small touch hole for lighting. These were used to signal on ships from during passage and also land use. Excellent condition with a nice 200 + year old acquired surface. Northeast origin. 5 1/4"T
Price: 350
This is a very nice mortar and pestle in an uncommon mushroom colored paint over a grey primer. Made of lathe turned maple wood with its MATCHING pestle. Good condition with one tight old fissure to the mortar. Retains great paint surface with quality color. Ca. 1830. 12"T as shown.
Price: 295
Here is a neat pair of 19th c. faux wooden books in original windsor green paint with red highlights. Carved from the solid by hand and features carved channels for pages. Both retain great old paint with some wear. Possibly used as bookends. 7 1/2"T. 5 1/2"D x 2"W.
Price: 225 Pair
Here is an early 20th c or late 19th c. arrow weathervane in the best diminutive size. Iron post with a great wooden ball and iron and zinc arrow. The ball contains remnants of its original blue paint. Has a fantastic FANTASTIC surface from years of weathering. 19"T.
Price: 475
This Patriotic wood plaque is worked on pine wood with original paints. A note on the reverse states it was done by a woman named Essie Weber in memory of her dog Lucky. Likely accomplished in the post WW2 years ca. 1945-1955. Excellent condition. 13"T x 8"W.
Price: 275
This is a really good oil on pressboard painting featuring a grouping of three pheasants meandering in tall grass. Remains in vibrant original condition with excellent surfsce craquelure from age. Mounted in its original Eastlake period frame in original mustard colored paint. Signed on the lower right "Bert Lawson". No restoration or repair, inspected under UV light. Ca. 1910. 18 1/2"T x 23"W in frame.
Price: 950
Wonderful side profile view of a man cookie cutter. This cookie cutter would be the man looking at the lady cutter listed. This cutter would also be from the early 20thC. It is not common to find these side profile cookie cutters
Price: 150.00
Unusual side profile of a lady cookie cutter. From the appearance of her hair style it's most likely dates to the early 20th century. It measures 3 3/4 inches tall. I also have listed the side profile of the man that would be looking at the lady. Each are priced separately.
Price: 200.00
This is a fabulous 19th c. canteen in original red paint. Staved and banded with iron hoops and retains such good paint with craving from age. Survives in superb condition with quality color. 8 1/2"W x 6 1/2"T.
Price: 475
A wooden needle case in original black paint with a red cover. Made of lathe turned maple wood. Excellent condition! Ca. 1910.
Price: 45
A 20th c. little stuffed toy rabbit made of leather. Really neat with old paint and looks like a cowboy! 3 1/2"T.
Price: 45
Here's a nice butter print in old dark blue paint. Made of pine and has carving of a swan on the butter side. Scarcely found. Ca. 1890. 7 7/8"T.
Price: 275
This daring egg is made of pine and has multiple colors of paint...blue, brown and mustard. Lathe turned and is in excellent condition for its age and use. Ca. 1900. 3"T.
Price: 45
This little set of spice drawers is really nice....made of pine with a shaped top and porcelain knobs which are original. Has a fabulous varnish finish on pine wood with iron nails. The best size as well at 11 3/4"T. New England origin.
Price: 225
1950s reminder cookie cutter made of tin. Old surface and displays well. 9 3/4"T.
Price: 65
Here's a nice little wooden powder flask in old varnished finish. Made of pine in two pieces and glued together and reinforced with old black string on the neck. Good condition with very minor wear on the body and neck. These old powder flasks made this way are scarcely found. New England. Ca. 1830. 4 1/8"T.
Price: 225
A 19th c. swizzle stick in original finish. Made of pine wood with an unusual head. Really neatly made. Excellent condition with old.steing attachment. 11 3/4"T.
Price: 165
1920s Native American pin cushion with hassle decoration and a large running rabbit. Good condition with some minor fading. 8"W.
Price: 115
This iron trivet is fabulous. Cast molded with shaped elements including hearts and a giant flyfot and scalloped edge. Has great original paint. Excellent condition. Ca. 1900. 7 1/4"W
Price: 375
An early slide lid box in old unfinished surface. Made of pine with early square nails. Has great surface on the wood from historic use and a brass tack. Excellent condition edition with a slightly loose but stable bottom. 10"L. New England origin.
Price: 75
Here is a 19th c. tinned sheet iron spill box in old dark green paint. Has riveted joints and contains old rush. Good condition with some normal signs of use. Ca. 1880. 8 1/2"T.
Price: 95
Nicely painted 19th c. dresser box in original brown paint with a marble faux painted cover. Made of pine wood and iron nails with brass hinges. Really good condition with good paint history! Ohio origin. Ca. 1890. 11"W x 8 3/4"D.
Price: 75
Wonderful 19thC master salt in old surface. Nicely turned of maple with good turning. Excellent condition. Northeast origin.
Price: 135
This is a great 19thC boot jack in old red paint found in New England. It is made of maple with 2 old iron screws. It's 20 inches in length.
Price: 95
This little shelf is fantastic! Mase of pine with exceptional rose colored paint and old iron nails. Has nicely shaped sides. Very good condition with a few later nails reinforcing some age related cracks but soes not bother the appearance. Has great paint! Ca. 1890. 19 1/2"T x 10"W x 4 1/2"D
Price: 375
Here is a wonderful 19th c bail handled pantry box in original sage colored paint. Made of pine with early iron nails joining the lap joints. A wire bail handle with a lathe turned maple wood hand grip is attached on the sides with iron brackets. Excellent original condition and has great paint history! New England. Ca. 1850. Charming size at 8 3/4"W.
Price: 375
A 19th c. pine wood spill box in unfinished color. Constructed with small iron nails and has the most ideal surface with oxidized color! New England origin. 9 5/16"T x 4 1/2"W.
Price: 225
A 19th c. tinned sheet iron candle snuffer in original black paint. Features a really neat oversized ring handle/finger grab for its use. Has great black paint. Excellent condition. Northeast origin, possibly Pennsylvania.
Price: SOLD
Here is a really neat piece...a 19th c. wooden weathervane in the shape of a turtle head. Made of oak wood and retains remnants of original red paint on the underside. Heavily weathered (as expected) but in good condition with phenomenal historical qualities. Likely had glass marbles for eyes which are LONG gone. Mounted on a flat black base for display. 17"L.
Price: 275
A 1920s or 1930s grai painted pressboard template for making owl decoys. Retains teally.great original taupe colored paint with black graining. The reverse is lined with foil. Overall good condition with some wear being as expected for age and use. 13 1/2"T.
Price: 175
Here is a wonderfully preserved late 19th c. basket in oiriginal unpainted surface. Intricately made of woven ash with the handle ornamented with additional ribs and weavers. Excellent condition with no visible breaks which is a scarce feature for these types of baskets. Southern Appalachian area. Ca. 1890. 12"W x 10'T.
Price: 225
This is an early 19th c. pantty box in original unfinished surface. Constructed of ash and pine wood with early copper hand forged tacks reinforcing the wonderful fingers on the lap joints. Survives in very good original condition with two neat mouse chews and a tiny loss on the bottom of the body in front. New England. Ca. 1820. 10 7/8"W.
Price: 225
A wooden hanging lighting sconce in original black paint. Made from pine wood and shaped with a whale tail cutout. Joined with small iron nails. Features a nicely formed shelf for a lighting device. Excellent original condition with great paint craquelure. Ca. 1890. 14"T.
Price: 250
A 1950s buoy in original red and mustard paint. Made of carved pine wood with an applied pine top. "2651" is impressed on the side. Excellent condition with great crazing on its paint. From a home in Newmarket, NH. 23"T.
Price: 195
An early herb box in original unfinished surface. Constructed of ash wood bands and body with an eastern white pine lid and bottom. Retains a desirable as-descended surface, rich in oxidized color. Northeast origin. Ca. 1830. 14 3/4"W
Price: 825
A neat whirligig westhervane made from pine wood. The pointed end and fletching end are made from tin and retain its original oyster white decoratjon with blue painted star. Articulated arms move with the wind and are intact. Extremely well worn and faded from UV exposure, the surface elements present are nothing short of fantastic and show visual history of being used outside. Comes with a professionally made metal base. Ohio origin. Ca. 1920-1930. 27 1/2"W x 25"T.
Price: 795
This is a really really neat 19th c. skeleton key with a personalized leather key fob attached with its original rope. The leather is dried but slightly supple and ornamented with an "F". Scarcely found like this with the original rope attachment. The key is 4 3/4"L for scale of reference.
Price: 195
Here is a really neat No Parking sign made of a plank of pine wood with sawtooth ends. The background is a nice off white color. Script is in black. Has superb paint surface qualities with crazing and craquelure from age. Excellent condition goven age and exposure to elements with a fissure visible on the bottom and present when the sign was made. 19"L.
Price: 175
This is an absolutely fabulous painting depicting three kittens in an orchestrated mess playing with a ball of yarn and basket. Oil on canvas and housed in its original frame. The frame was refreshed sometime in the last half of the 20th c but the canvas remains intact and without restoration. NY origin. Ca. 1900. 17" x 13 1/4".
Price: 650
Here isna grest grouping of four (4) wooden signsnin oyster white with black stenciled font stating "DIG NO CLAMS IN THE GRASS". Each retains original paint with post holes. All are in excellent condition given age and placement next to salt water. Ca. 1950. Cape Cod, MA origin. 18"L
Price: 695
Here isna really cool 1960s wooden sign in the shape of a whale. "WHARF SITE" is hand painted in red font on a blue ground with white highlights. Made of pressed plywood. Remains in excellemt condition with untouched surface qualities. 34"L
Price: 375
A wooden sign from a horse track in a yellow geound with blue font indicating placed bets for $50. Excellent condition with a great paint surface. Ca. 1940's. 19"L
Price: 250
A nice 19th c. basket in original paints. Made of black ash with a fixed handle. The body is in black and features an unidentified symbol in polychrome on two sides. Very good oeiginal condition with one tiny break, else fine. Excellent acquired surface history. Ca. 1890. 9 1/2"T.
Price: 150
Here is a really nice Prussian soldier cookie cutter made of tinned sheet iron. Excellent condition with patina and nice oxidized coloring. 10"T.
Price: 225
A really wonderful blue painted tote in original paint. Made of pine with heavily oxidized iron nail joining. A very comfortable handle is pierced on the divider. Retains such beauriful paint. Condition is excellent. Has the best look! 12 3/4"L x 9"W.
Price: 135
This is a really nice sign diaplaying black text of "PARKING LOT" in bold font on an oyster white painted ground. A simple balck border accents the face. Superb condition for its age with light crazing to its painted surface. Ca.1930. 25 1/2"L
Price: 175
A grouping of 4 19th c. hunting items: early leather shot pouch, iron shot mold, small power horn with metal ornamentation and a 28"L leather hunting bag. All items arenin excellent original condition with old historic surfaces. Sold as a set. Ca. 1830-1850.
Price: 675
Wonderful 18thC Queen Ann wall box. The backboard is made of thick stock maple and the front and sides are made of pine. Old glued crack to front which does not distract. It is 7 3/4" W x 9 1/2"H x 3"D with great rosehead nails and retains an original brown stain.
Price: 695
Adorable bunny lawn/garden decoration. He stands 15" tall and made from pine from around the 1930's. It is finished in an old oyster white paint.
Price: 135.00
A nice 20th c. tinned iron cookie cutter in the shape of a standing bear. The back is lined with a sheet of tin wirh two finger holes. Excellent original condition. Scarce form. 8"T.
Price: 125
Here is a nice 1920s or 1930s decoy fragment from a rig. Made from a single plank of pine wood with a hand carved body. The head is applied via toenailing iron nails into the body. Retains really great old black paint with a white swab on either side. Great for hanging above a doorway! 17"L
Price: 85
A scarcely found owl coolie cutter in original as-descended condition with a fine surface. Likely used in a bakery. The back is marked "GERMANY". 5"T
Price: 235
A great little country sign stating "HOME MAID", a humurous spelling error. Original oyster white and blue paint on a pine wood plank with original hangers. Double sided. Excellent condition with great paint surface! New England origin. Ca. 1950.13 1/2"W x 4"T.
Price: 95
A mohair kangaroo with original Joey. Stuffed with excelsior. Excellent condition given age with no apparent holes or repairs. Stands 13"T.
Price: 175
A neat little clothes hanger with a cutout painted squirrel and acorns. Made from old plywood pine. A neat little piece of folk art! Excellent condition. Ca. 1930. 12"L
Price: 55
Great architectural fragment from the last quarter of the 19thC. It is in old oyster white paint that has a great surface with a star cutout. It measures 9" square and can easily be hung as a piece of artwork.
Price: 165
A wooden sign on early plywood in original paint with "BUSINESS OFFICE" text in silver font on a black ground with red shadowing. A silver painted border accompanies the text. Retains really great paint and surface. Super condition! Ca. 1930. 30"L x 3"T.
Price: 175
Up for sale is this rare ostrich cookie cutter made of tinned sheet iron and solder. Has a ribbed handle thats applied. Excellent condition with the best patina and surface! 5"T
Price: 250
Folky blackbird made of wood with tin wings incised to simulate feathers. His eyes are metal tacks and he stands approximately 6" high. Has great old paint and patina. Looks great amongst country or primitive pieces!
Price: 195
Nice antique Dough Boy Soldier cookie cutter for sale. He measures approximately 9 inches tall and 4 inches wide with a handle on the back
Price: 210
A hand crafted model ship in a bottle complete with an assortment of wooden houses. The shipnis oversized in proportion to its bottle and is executed with fine details such as string rigging and hand painted hull. Excellent condition and comes with two wooden stands. Mid 20th c. 11 1/2"L
Price: 195
Sweet little pine comb box with a cutout horse. It measures approximately 13 inches tall to the tip of the ear on the horse. Most likely constructed during the last quarter of the 19th C.
Price: 175
A really wonderful rabbit whirligig made of pine wood with a painted body and paddle ears. Original crackled paint and retains his original painted base. Excellent condition given age. 13"OAH x 9cW x 3"D.
Price: 575
A really nice 19th c. scarce size shelf with cutouts. Made of pine wood and joined with rabbeted joints and iron nail joining. Excellent condition with great surface qualities. Perfect for displaying miniatures or smalls. 12 1/2"W x 12"T x 5"D.
Price: 275
A nice small sized hanging wall shelf made from walnut wood with a shaped back and rope twist front edge. Joined with small iron nails. Excellent surface and condition. Great for holding an iron candlestick! 11"T x 4 1/4"D.
Price: 85
A wooden string holder in an unusual format...can hang on the wall via a pierced hole in its backboard or sits table top. The reverse features a neat painting of a basket of flowers in polychrome paints. Constructed with small iron nails. Excellent condition and a neat piece of treen! Ca. 1920. 5 11/16" T x 4"W x 4"D.
Price: 225
A Victorian comb case of tij in original blue paint with stamped shields. Has fabulous color with visible brush strokes and dry paint surface. Ca. 1920. 8"W
Price: 75
Mid 20th c, ca. 1950s painted sign on pressed sheet metal with original paints. Superb condition. St. Louis origin. Great small size! 11 1/2"W.
Price: 375
A ca. 1930s wooden key holder cut in the profile of two house staff members with brass key holders and hand painted. Excellent original condition. NC origin. 21"L
Price: 125
A 19th C. treen master salt comprised of a single body of lathe turned figured maple wood. A bulbous shaped bowl sits atop a step turned base. Retains a beautiful mellow patina. Excellent original condition. New England or Pennsylvania origin. Ca. 1830. 2 1/2"T.
Price: 295
An early 19th c. hanging utility knife box in original unfinished surface. Made of pitch pine and joined with early iron hand made screws and nails. Has a superb historic surface and is in excellent condition. New York origin. Ca. 1790-1830. 15 1/2"T x 6"D x 5 1/4"W
Price: 195
A nice small size 19th c. table top match homder in original brown paint. Made of pine wood and lathe turned. Excellent condition and surface. 2 5/8"T.
Price: 195
Very nice and early sugar nippers along with 3 cookie cutters.
Price: 100
3 really sweet wood dog carvings of beagles in old paint. Excellent condition. 2 1/2"T each. **Price includes all three**
Price: 225
A nice 19th c. match holder made of pressboard with a black painted ground and hand painted gilt stars. Very good condition with minor wear from use. 8"L.
Price: 65
Great old cookie cutter in the shape of the Old Dutch Cleanser girl. She's even carrying the stick to chase the dirt as advertised by Old Dutch. It is 6" tall and 4 1/4" wide.
Price: 75
A nicely painted sheet iron serving tray in old original paint aith polychrome colors and geometric shapes forming echoing a barn star. Overall good condition with minor rust on the base. Displays beautifully. 16 3/4"W.
Price: 175