FRIGHTENED HARE Historic Racine Estate Sale Extravaganza: Antiques Furniture Memorabilia Advertising

FRIGHTENED HARE ESTATE SALE

Wed, 10/21, 3:00-7:00pm*

Thurs, 10/22, 10:00-3:00*

Fri, 10/23, 10:00-3:00

Sat, 10/24, 10:00-3:00

Sun, 10/25, 10:00-3:00

Racine, WI

*NOTE:  Sale attendance Wednesday 10/21 & Thursday 10/22 by APPOINTMENT ONLY.

To book an appointment, call 262-633-2747

on Wednesday, 10/21 between 12pm and 3pm.

This is a landline, do not text.  You must talk to a person to book your time.

If you cannot get through, please keep trying. 

2 people allowed per appointment. 

Calls on this number prior to 12pm 10/21 will not be answered.

The Frightened Hare is honored to present:

A Racine estate sale for the ages, a decades long compilation of beautiful & interesting items by a pair of dedicated & discerning collectors.

A truly phenomenal collection of Victorian and other antique furniture, including some truly breathtaking examples.

Mid-Victorian walnut extension dining table, handsome walnut hunt sideboard with marble top & elk carving, curved Victorian sideboard with carved game on doors.

Bookcases: Large Victorian walnut 2-door bookcase with 2 carved fruit drawers, ornate scrollwork top & huge carved finials - simply one of the finest examples we've ever seen.  Antique 2-door narrow bookcase with drawer.  Large carved Victorian 2-door bookcase, Victorian walnut secretary w/arched doors and large bulleye crown. Eastlake-era secretary. Extra-wide Victorian secretary.

Mirrored Victorian etagere w/marble, round marble top walnut table, great tortoise-top marble table with carved dog figure. MANY other very nice Victorian marble parlor tables of all shapes and sizes.

Victorian walnut parlor chairs, antique walnut caned side chairs. Pair of tufted channel-back Queen Anne armchairs.

Set of mahogany nesting tables. Three turned wood plant pedestals. Coffee table with leather top. 

Racine and other Wisconsin memorabilia.

Dr. Shoop.  J.I. Case.  Johnson Wax. Horlicks.  And more.

Pinbacks, paper, signs & other advertising, matchholders. Prints. 

"Jay Eye See" Jerome Case-owned trotter racehorse related items, including several period Currier & Ives lithos from the 1880s/90s, related advertising items, and even a pair of antique bridle rosettes.

A first-class assemblage of Racine Silverplate pieces.

A grand assortment of Racine Silverplate figural napkin rings. Racine s.p. vase centerpiece w/dinner bell, Racine s.p. heron vase with bristol art glass insert. Beautiful Racine s.p. water server on stand.

Johnson Wax sterling presentation platter. 

Wonderful garden pieces.

A lovely array of statuary in multiple materials.

A fabulous collection of old quilts.

Vintage oriental rugs in almost every room.

A marvelous collection of high-quality antique dolls. Many categories.  Jumeau, Kestner, Heubach, Armand Marseille, old Kewpies, etc.

Christmas collectibles & decor.

Antique and collector bicycles as well as cycling books & collectibles.

Spectacular fully-restored 1890s MONARCH Ladies Safety bicycle.

Antique Monarch bicycle frame w/wood rims.  Antique tricycles. Strida folding bike. Pair of Alex Moulton English small wheeled bicycles.  Vintage bicycling-related prints, antique cigar silk, figures, glassware.

Artwork includes paintings and a delightful assortment of antique prints, etchings & lithographs.

Beautiful lamps.

Signed Moe Bridges reverse painted table lamp, antique banquet lamp with rose shade & figural putti base.

Pair of antique marble lustre candlesticks, pair of lustre marble base oil lamps. 

Antiques galore!

Marvelous CORTICELLI Silk Spool Display Cabinet w/mirrored sides & great graphics.  Milward's walnut 3-dwr spool cabinet with red glass inserts. John Clark / Arthur James 9-dwr (!) spool cabinet.

Antique firescreen w/girl & lamb pull toy, Graniteware coffee pot with Statue of Liberty.  Seth Thomas ship's wheel wall clock. 

Antique figural cast iron doorstops.  Antique glass dome displays, one with a gorgeous cluster of roses made of feathers. Framed Victorian hair wreath. 

Antique Parker Bros. Mah-Jonng set in wooden case. Old horse pull toy.

Books old and new. 

Old paper, postcards, photographs & ephemera.

A bevy of other things to decorate the house: 

Glassware, paperweights.  China & porcelain.

Antique glass lay-down perfume bottles, art glass darners (Bristol, end-of-day & peachblow), h.p. Nippon parrot vase. Cloisonne vases. Handpainted porcelain pieces. Huge antique memorial paperweight for infant (1888-9).

Early American pattern glass galore.  Vintage & antique cranberry opal & blue opalescent glassware. Antique h.p. shaving mug with dog & deer.  Staffordshire figures. Blue Caughley sponged dinnerware by Stangl for Tiffany & Co.

Stoneware. Collection of antique pottery jardinieres.

Red Wing crocks. Local Racine butter crocks. Lambrecht butter crocks.  Stoneware bowls. Antique Brush-McCoy art pottery jardinieres, Brush spittoon.  Various art pottery & ceramics.

Basketry.

Winnebago baskets, various vintage & antique baskets. Nantucket basket handbag. Antique wicker sewing stand & picnic basket. Hupa Native American basketry hat.  Large antique Belgian/Dutch storage basket trunk.

A workshop full of tools.

Basement, garage & household items.

Many, many more details and lots more pictures coming very soon!