Sunday, June 1, 2008
Hand-painted Wooden Militia Bass Drum
Information from Cowan's Auction Website:
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium: $2,300.00
Auction: 2005, Historic Americana / June 9-10
1046. HAND-PAINTED WOODEN MILITIA BASS DRUM, front side presents a gold-painted medallion-shaped painted image of a fierce eagle clutching a flag in its talons rendered in brown, black, gold and red. Another similar eagle placed adjacent is depicted on a smaller scale without gold medallion periphery. Both upper and lower wood headbands painted red. Complete with 13 black leather tension mounts attached to the original braided ropes. Side of drum with black leather carrying strap connected by two pieces of brass furniture. Brown leather pad attached to drum by domed brass tacks aligned in heart outline complete with waist-belt connector hook.
Interior of drum marked with inked date 1828 visible through ivory peephole. 26" height x 24" diameter. Top drumhead severed at the edges. Bottom drumhead with expected dark toning. Painted images are both very muted. One of the tensions severed in half. Part of wood rim severed from body. Some alligatoring forming on the wood in various areas. Fragment of wood rim detached. VG.
(EST $6000-$8000)
Provenance: Ex John Armiger Collection
Price Realized: $2,300.00
Price includes buyer's premium.
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
6270 Este Ave
Cincinnati, OH United States 45232
513-871-1670
Labels: Armiger Collection, Bass Drum, Civil War, Eagle, Painted, Provenance, Rope Drum
Regimental U.S. Infantry Eagle Drum
Information from Cowan's Auction Website:
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium: $3,450.00
Auction: 2005, Historic Americana / June 9-10
1044. HAND-PAINTED WOODEN MILITIA SNARE DRUM, front with eagle with red banner with white shading in its beak Reg U.S. Infantry. Eagle bearing a patriotic shield on its breast with arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in its right. Stylized crenulated sunrays above with a star-filled blue sky. Painting is rendered in red, white, blue, yellow, green and brown. Domed brass tacks geometrically aligned to fasten the seam. Ten brown buff leather tensions with corresponding braided rope. Top and bottom headbands painted red. Bottom headband with device with tension screws for altering tautness of drumhead by six strings. 17" height x 17" diameter.Both drumheads with expected toning from aging, eagle has refreshed paint, mild paint loss along headbands. VG+.
(EST $1500-$2500)
Provenance: Ex John Armiger Collection
Price Realized: $3,450.00
Price includes buyer's premium.
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
6270 Este Ave
Cincinnati, OH United States 45232
513-871-1670
Labels: Armiger Collection, Civil War, Eagle, Painted, Rope Drum, Snare
Militia Snare Drum with Initials D.C.B.
Information from Cowan's Auction Website:
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium: $900.00
Auction: 2006, Spring Decorative Arts, June 17
787. HAND-PAINTED MILITIA SNARE DRUM,front presents image of an eagle perched upon an oval device with a national shield inside. Background with a panoply of flags and military trophies, resting upon flourished scrolls. Right side of image is flanked by a vertical shield with the initials D.C.B. with intricate scrollwork border. Drum paintings rendered in orange, blue, red, white, brown and gold. Twelve buff leather tensions with corresponding braided rope. Top and bottom wood headbands painted dark brown. Bottom headband with tension screw device and ten wires for altering tautness of drumhead. With pair of 17" drumsticks. 14" high x 17.5" diameter.Orange paint ca 95%. Alligatoring present throughout.
(EST $3000-$6000)
Provenance: Ex John Armiger Collection
Price Realized: $900.00
Price includes buyer's premium.
Cowan's
Auctions, Inc.
6270 Este Ave
Cincinnati, OH United States 45232
513-871-1670
Labels: Armiger Collection, Eagle, Painted, Rope Drum, Snare
Eisele Drum with Decal Eagle and Flag
Information from Cowan's Auction Website:
Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium: $180.00
Auction: 2004, Fall Historic Americana / Dec 2-3
475. INDIAN WARS ERA DRUM WITH EAGLE & FLAG, late Indian Wars militia drum with original varnish finish, polychrome decal of spread winged eagle clutching flag pole in talons with U.S. flag with 12 stars; interior printed paper label that reads Henry Eilese [sic, Eisele] / Bass And Snare Drums / 209 & 211 Grand Street New York / N.B. Drum Heads, Sticks, Cords, etc. Constantly On Hand; with scroll decorated top and bottom bands; 17.5"diameter x 12" high. Missing heads, else VG.
(EST $400-$500)
Price Realized: $180.00
Price includes buyer's premium.
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
6270 Este Ave
Cincinnati, OH United States 45232
513-871-1670
Labels: Eagle, Eisele, Flag, Painted, Project Drum, Provenance, Snare
Saturday, May 31, 2008
John C. Haynes (Boston) Eagle Drum
Information from Cowan's Auctions Website:Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium: $4,887.50
Auction: 2004 Spring Historical Americana, May 20, 21
473. CIVIL WAR ERA DRUM WITH EAGLE AND SHIELD, interior printed label from John C. Haynes & Co. Boston, beautifully hand painted with patinated blue ground with eagle in flight clutching ribbon banner in beak with E. Pluribus Unum and red, white and blue U.S. shield and cannon below with crescent of 27 gold 5-pointed stars surrounding; with original heads and leather wrapped hemp or jute cordage bindings; snare bands across bottom head intact; 17" diameter x 14" high. Fine patina with light crazing.
A few slight scratches and very slight paint loss to blue ground; paint is
98%; top head with short 4" split, bottom head with crack 3" long, VG+.
(EST $4000-$6000)
Price Realized: $4,887.50
Price includes buyer's premium.
Cowan's Auctions, Inc.
6270 Este Ave
Cincinnati, OH United States 45232
513-871-1670
Labels: Boston, Eagle, John Haynes, Painted, Rope Drum
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