A Collection of Eight Dog-Form Carved Wood, Cast Plaster or Composite, and Cast Metal Articles

Late 19th/20th Century

comprising a Black Forest carved walnut Sheepdog music box, playing The Last Rose of Summer, with inset glass eyes; a carved and painted wood German Shepherd on a wood pedestal, inscribed "Diller," marked to underside, "Anri/ Italy"; a German carved wood Dachshund wall-hanging storage caddy, stamped "Germany" to underside, with inset glass eyes; an ebonized wood Bulldog wall-hanging storage caddy, with inset glass eyes; and a painted composition Boxer on wood plinth, with label describing a Boxer to underside; a carved pine Labrador head with loop for hanging; a cast bronze plaque depicting a Doberman, a St. Bernard, and a Basset Hound, signed, "R. Placht," l.r., mounted to wood plaque with rope for hanging, bearing old label marked, "1914/ 2065"; and a cast bronze Greyhound-form desk weight / clip, on wood base.

Tallest height 9 inches.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

The musical mechanism in the humidor is not working and needs repair. The boxer model with cracking and losses.

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Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors Interiors

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Sam Cowan is the Associate Vice President, Head of Sale, Interiors
Interiors by Freeman's.

Sam has spent his life in the auction industry, accompanying his father, Wes Cowan to auctions, trade shows and eventually to his own eponymous auction house, in the mid-1990s. He joined his father’s auction house, Cowan’s, full-time in 2012 in the Arms and Armor department and as a fine and decorative arts specialist, a department where he would ultimately become director. Sam has an interest in 20th century design, pottery, early advertising, historic Americana and antique firearms. He is a licensed auctioneer in three states and is a featured appraiser on The Antiques Roadshow.

The Collected Home, Featuring Property from the Estate of Betty Eisler, New York

A Collection of Eight Dog-Form Carved Wood, Cast Plaster or Composite, and Cast Metal Articles

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