FABULOUS FOLK ART IN EVANSTON

FABULOUS FOLK ART IN EVANSTON—Part 1

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.

THE LIST—To get on the list for Saturday, click on the Pickerty either in the pictures or in the directions. 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 Noah’s Ark by Virgil Myers, dated 1995—all handmade with 97 pairs of animals, including kangaroos, spiders, crickets, ladybugs, hummingbirds, flying squirrels, a fish tank, lobsters, all manner of birds, beavers, opossums, pandas, and more. Hailing from Wayne City IL, Myers started carving as a boy. A farmer by trade, Myers continued to created carved scenes throughout his life.
• Folk art, outsider art alligator sculpture by Stuart Novy, wood and tempura, 5’ long
• Folk art, outsider art leopard sculpture by Stuart Novy, wood, plaster and tempura
• 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
• Vintage tin lithographed toy, wind up duck family by Schylling 
• Folk art, outsider art rabbit sculpture by Stuart Novy, wood, plaster and tempura
• 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
• Folk art black and white cat marionette puppet, wood and tempura
• 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
• Horse race 3D maquette by Stuart Novy, paper and wood
• Paintings by Stuart Novy, they are all very small, copies of famous works
• Cat with Birds, hand carved wooden folk art sculpture, Tom Kelly 1984
• 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
• Moby Dick, Sperm Whale, folk art sculpture, signed
• Shadow Box with Fisher Price Little People by Stuart Novy
• 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
• Folk art whirligig, Cats, signed Kostuch
• Folk art whirligig, Woodpecker
• Galloping Horse, folk art sculpture, signed Kostuch 
• Antique chocolate molds
• Shadow Box with doll’s head, Stuart Novy
• Where do Lost Socks Go?, shadow box by Stuart Novy
• Antique folk art wooden weather vane, whirligig, dancing couple
• Antique wooden pull toy, otter
• Antique folk art whirligig, lumberjack
• Antique small slant top writing desk
• Antique wooden pull toy, railroad handcar
• 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
• Antique rocking horse
• 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
• 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.
• Living in a fish bowl, acrylic, paper, papier mache and paint by Stuart Novy, folk art, outsider art
• 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
• Very cute cast iron rabbit lantern
• Lots of mid-century Italian alabaster fruits and vegetables
• Rustic farmhouse style pine coffee table, square
• Hans Wegner flip top teak table, signed with labels, MCM, just gorgeous
• A pair of the iconic Round Arm Dining Chairs by Hans Wegner, made in Denmark with labels, MCM
• 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 Gollis & Co, Regent St, London
• Rustic farmhouse style pine dining table, seats 8
• Signed poster by Bjorn Wiinblad, dated 1963
• 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 drives by Stuart Novy
• adorable pug picture
• silver plated MCM candelabra by Fisher
• MCM corner desk, 1960s, probably from Sears when they had a nice line of MCM furniture made in Sweden and Norway
• 1970s folding campaign rocker with leather from Costa Rica
• 19th century American open weave coverlet in blue and white
• Japanese vintage toy penguin
• 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 tin lithograph laying hens
• 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 Bradley and Hubbard style slag glass pendant light with beautiful bronze overlay and green slag glass, no cracks
• antique cast iron French bottle drying rack
• antique silver plate pin cushion shaped like a shoe
• antique crocks
• Lampe an ebullition, this is so cool! It's a 1970 French, hand blown glass lamp that bubbles and boils. This puts lava lamps to shame.
• folk art textile of cats
• vintage model sailboats, there are lots, I just did not take pictures of them all
• 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
• funky shadow box filled with locks
• 1930s tramp trucks
• electrical supplies sample display
• It's cool. It's something scientific and solid brass.
• hand painted folk art bottles from Costa Rica
• 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
• vintage Afgan rug, about 8x6
• Steuben MCM ship's' decanter, vintage
• antique Jacobean solid oak end table--this table is 400 years old!
• STAYED TUNED! THERE’S MORE TO COME!