FABULOUS FOLK ART IN EVANSTON--Part 2--50% OFF SUNDAY

FABULOUS FOLK ART IN EVANSTON—Part 2—STARTING AT 25% OFF

We are back for our second weekend! We are bring out plenty of new items and everything is starting at 25% off.

Stuart Novy was a renowned ad man and creative director in Chicago, creating some of the most iconic TV commercials for Wrigley (“Pick A Pack of Juicy Fruit”) and we all remember Ron Popiel’s Chop-O-Matic. When Novy wasn't dreaming up ad campaigns, he was busy creating an amazing array of folk art sculpture and paintings in his home, as well seeking out works from other folk artists and amassing a wonderful collection of folk art and vintage toys.

PRE-SALE APPOINTMENTS—There will be pre-sale appointments this week. To get a presale appointment, join Miss Sophia’s email list on her company website.

THE LIST—To get on the list for Saturday, see the instructions in the directions to the sale. This will save your spot in line and you will get a text when it is time to enter, pretty sweet!

PICTURES—Currently, there are over 300 pictures. If you are only seeing 125 pictures, then you are on .net. Go Sophia’s Estate Sales website and click on Current Sales then you can click on the org link to see all the pictures.

Here are some of the items on offer:

• Folk art, outsider art Kangaroo sculpture by Stuart Novy, wood, plaster and tempura
• Folk art, outsider art zebra sculpture by Stuart Novy, wood, plaster and tempura
• Vintage and antique tin lithographed laying hen toys by Wyandotte Toys
• Folk art, outsider art penguin shadow box sculpture by Stuart Novy, found objects, wood and tempura
• Folk art, outsider art 3D maquette sculpture, inspired by a New Yorker cartoon, by Stuart Novy, found objects, wood and tempura
• Folk art, indigenous art statue of saint from Guatemala, hand carved of wood and painted
• Antique 19th century cast iron windmill counter weight in the shape of a chicken, marked Hummer by Elgin Weights
• Vintage tin lithographed fire truck, circa 1940, by SSS
• Angel shadow box by Stuart Novy, found objects, wood, tempura, paper and plaster, folk art, outsider art
• Paintings by Stuart Novy, they are all very small, copies of famous works
• Tuxedo Cat, hand carved wooden folk art sculpture, signed
• Tiger, hand carved wooden folk art sculpture, Stuart Novy
• Armadillo, hand carved wooden folk art sculpture, Stuart Novy
• Giraffe, folk art sculpture by Stuart Novy, wood, plaster and paint
• Lion, folk art sculpture by Stuart Novy, wood, plaster, rope and paint
• Sandhill Cranes, Lion, folk art sculpture by Stuart Novy, wood, metal and paint
• Pink Pig, metal folk art sculpture
• Small animal folk art sculptures by Stuart Novy, plaster and paint
• Juggling Circus Dog, folk art sculpture, wood, plater and metal
• Toucan, folk art sculpture by Stuart Novy, wood, metal and paint
• Doll Shadow Box by Stuart Novy, wood, glass and found objects
• Antique spelling and counting toys
• Folk art whirligig, The Great Waldo, signed Kostuch
• Antique chocolate molds
• Shadow Box with doll’s head, Stuart Novy
• Where do Lost Socks Go?, shadow box by Stuart Novy
• 3D maquettes by Stuart Novy based on his favorite cartoons from The New Yorker
• Antique folk art wooden weather vane, whirligig, dancing couple
• Antique wooden pull toy, otter
• Antique small slant top writing desk
• Folk art whirligig by Stuart Novy, gas station
• Folk art painting by Mahvesh Mossaed, noted artist and poet
• Joseph Cornell style shadow box by Stuart Novy
• Antique and vintage cabinets with arrangements of found objects by Stuart Novy, folk art, outsider art
• Antique trunk
• Green storage bench made of salvaged wood and antique shutters by Stuart Novy
• Doll sculptures by Stuart Novy, folk art, outsider art, steampunk, made from doll parts and other found objects (I think they are kinda creepy in a very cool way)
• Whoa! The canary caught the cat! Vintage and antique bird cages with a toy cat and bird. Very whimsical, all creations of Stuart Novy
• Sculpture of reclaimed wood, might be the start of of a carved whimsy
• Vintage baby doll in an antique toy wagon, I found it like this and it appealed to my dark sense of humor so I photographed it just as I found it.
• Late 19th century bent willow and bent twig rocking chairs
• Long early American style wooden bench
• Pig sculpture by Stuart Novy, cardboard, plaster, papier mache and paint, folk art, outsider art
• Lots of fun vintage barware and glasses
• Lots of mid-century Italian alabaster fruits and vegetables
• A whale sculpture made of reclaimed wood by Stuart Novy, folk art, outsider art
• Various bins of found objects, collected by Stuart Novy, that had not yet made their way into one of his fantastical creations
• Fun folk art end table by Stuart Novy, reclaimed wood, tempura and found objects
• Round antique oak table with 4 chairs
• Antique 19th century silver plate biscuit box by Collis & Co, Regent St, London
• Rustic farmhouse style pine dining table, seats 8
• Victorian pharmacist's pill mold
• antique brass animal cracker molds
• Outsider art painting, signed H. Bak
• A whole bunch of vintage and antique dolls
• shadow box of 7 dwarves by Stuart Novy
• adorable pug picture
• silver plated MCM candelabra by Fisher
• 19th century American open weave coverlet in blue and white
• We tried to figure this one out. It's some kind of scientific thing, and that's as far as we got. It's a conversation piece.
• vintage cast iron fire engine
• vintage toy mill by Ernst Plank
• lots of kitchen stuff, nice steel pans, KitchenAid mixers, lots of dishes, small utensils, etc
• signed, cool watercolor by Raymond Edalla
• silver ice bucket
• lots of advertising tins, but I ran out of time to take more pictures
• sterling silver Italian MCM cocktail stirrers, straws
• antique French barometer
• lots of books and toys
• framed antique baby dresses
• antique silver plate pin cushion shaped like a shoe
• folk art textile of cats
• vintage model sailboats, there are lots, I just did not take pictures of them all
• vintage German WW2 era railroad lantern
• Leitz microscope parts and original box
• antique Windsor chair, and there are lots of antique chairs
• lots of clothes and linens
• Emeco Navy stools, vintage, MCM
• It's a cool brass thing with a snake
• loads of art supplies, found objects, tools, etc
• lots of fabulous and fun vintage Christmas stuff
• Samsung washing machine, only a couple of years old
• Cado style flat file wall unit, it might actually be Cado but we have not been able to move it
• antique engravings
• antique folk art embroidery of a cat
• Stuart Novy shadow box of antique engravings and antique doll clothes
• folk art hooked mini rug by Prall
• watercolor by Jing Zhou Olsberg
• folk art wood carvings
• 1930s tramp trucks
• electrical supplies salesman sample display
• It's cool. It's something scientific and solid brass.
• signed and numbered poster by Antonio FRASCONI for the Venice Biennale 1968
• vintage German wooden playset 
• kind of an abstract folk art piece, it might be signed, it's heavy as hell, but it's very cool
• Steuben MCM ship's' decanter, vintage
• antique Jacobean solid oak end table--this table is 400 years old!
• stainless steel jewelry box by Chicago outsider artist Stanley Swzarc, signed and dated, Swzarc was an artist musician and steelworker who took bits of steel home and created these wonderful boxes
• great rustic pine dining table, seats 10
• planter in the shape of a lamp by folk artist Stuart Novy, plaster, paint and wood
• antique painted china cabinet, secretary with original glass and paint, great primitive piece of American furniture
• vintage 1970s blue and white Dansk set of dishes
• Antique Bolivian Aymara wedding bowl, indigenous art
• Loads of basement stuff—tools, art supplies, vintage Christmas, holiday decor, vintage tin toys, paper goods, filing cabinets, etc
• STAYED TUNED! THERE’S MORE TO COME!