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A considered index of the categories Thurston Nichols follows, with selected reviewed pieces shown in detail.

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01 · Category

Featured piece

Sculptures

Decorative canoe sculpture with paddler on a stylized wave-like base
Angled view of the decorative canoe sculpture with paddlerOpposite angled view of the decorative canoe sculpture with paddlerDetail of the paddler on the decorative canoe sculptureDetail of the end of the decorative canoe sculpture

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Decorative canoe sculpture with paddler

A decorative canoe sculpture with paddler, dark finish with warm gilt-bronze highlights, set on a stylized wave-like base.

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02 · Category

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Fine Furniture

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03 · Category

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Native American Art

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04 · Category

Featured piece

Folk Art / Americana

Nantucket lightship basket with swing handle and fitted lid
Nantucket lightship basket viewed from above with carved whale panelClose detail of the Nantucket lightship basket carved panel with three stylized whale formsUnderside of the Nantucket lightship basket with its inscription

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Nantucket lightship basket — Mike Kane, 1974

A woven Nantucket lightship basket with a swing handle, fitted lid, and carved panel with three stylized whale forms. The underside is inscribed, “Made by Mike Kane, 1974, Nantucket Island.” The panel material is unconfirmed.

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05 · Category

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Redware

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06 · Category

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Stoneware

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07 · Category

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Weathervanes

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New photography

Objects received for review.

These standalone photographs are shown while item descriptions and public listing details remain pending manager review.

Gilded wooden eagle sculpture isolated on a white background
Gilded wooden eagle sculpture

Sculptures · Manager review pending

Antique Dutch Kas cabinet isolated on a white background
Antique Dutch Kas cabinet

Fine Furniture · Manager review pending

19th-century copper sulky race-horse weathervane isolated on a white background
19th-century copper sulky race-horse weathervane

Sculptures · Manager review pending

1778 Pennsylvania poplar dower chest attributed to the Black Unicorn Artist, isolated on a white background
1778 Pennsylvania poplar dower chest attributed to the Black Unicorn Artist

Folk Art / Americana · Manager review pending

19th-century mahogany campaign chest isolated on a white background
19th-century mahogany campaign chest

Fine Furniture · Manager review pending

Chippendale mahogany lowboy isolated on a white background
Chippendale mahogany lowboy

Fine Furniture · Manager review pending

Painted folk-art chest of drawers dated 1870 isolated on a white background
Painted folk-art chest of drawers dated 1870

Painted Folk-Art Chests of Drawers · Manager review pending

18th-century painted wooden blanket chest with an open lid and visible forged hinges, isolated on a white background
18th-century painted wooden blanket chest

Blanket Chests · Manager review pending

Large gilded eagle sculpture isolated on a white background
Large gilded eagle sculpture

Sculptures · Manager review pending

19th-century Lancaster County painted miniature chest attributed to the Weber family, isolated on a white background
19th-century Lancaster County painted miniature chest attributed to the Weber family

Painted Miniature Chests · Manager review pending

Tole-painted wooden blanket chest with dark green paint, a natural wood lid, floral decoration, and distressed red bracket feet isolated on a white background
Tole-painted wooden blanket chest

Blanket Chests · Manager review pending

Teal-painted chest with yellow sunflower motifs and visible initials C.S.W., isolated on a white background
Teal-painted chest with yellow sunflower motifs and initials “C.S.W.”

Folk Art / Americana · Manager review pending

Green-painted folk-art blanket chest with floral decoration and red bracket base isolated on a white background
Green-painted folk-art blanket chest with floral decoration and red bracket base

Blanket Chests · Manager review pending

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