The Crackled Indian

Found in Maine, early 1900's. Measures 15 3/4" tall.

Early 20th Century Pottery Head of a Football Player

Measures 9" tall x 7" wide and weighs 17 lbs!

Early 20th Century Japanese Portrait Screen

Available here.

1940's FDR Cardboard Fans

Sold for $76.53 at Hake's.

The Gilt Guitar

Available at Darrell Dean.

Abraham Lincoln Carved Plaque

Sold for $3,737 on eBay.

"Alva"

Available here.

19th Century Folk Art Figure of Diana or Artemis

Measures 31" tall. Sold for $2,500 at Fairfield Auction.

The Carvings of Howard Ortman

Born in April, 1894, in Pennsylvania. Howard Ortman moved to San Francisco when he was approximately 20 years old. He became a jeweler, working at both Granat Bros. and Shreves. He married in 1923, but had no children.

In his early seventies, following his wife's death, Ortman started carving intricate, finely crafted sculptures of mixed woods and marrow bones. The highly polished and detailed carvings are especially remarkable since Ortman had lost most of the sight in one eye. He carved over one hundred pieces in a 7-year career, but never exhibited anything in his lifetime.

Howard Ortman died in the early 1970's, leaving all of his work to a close friend.
[biographical information from The Ames Gallery]

Jesus Fragment

Remnant of an old stained glass window.

Available here.

1930 Carved Memorial Portrait of President William McKinley

By Claude C. Rader, Mannington, West Virginia.

Measures 13 1/2" x 11" x 1 1/2".

Early Custom Made Walnut Bowling Balls

Ok, so they're priced at $130,000. But when are you ever going to find another set of circa 1890-1910 custom made walnut bowling bowls with the rack?

Available at Wyeth.