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Eli Sælid, Røn, Norway
Vesterheim Instructor
#860 Plate with Valdres rosemaling and Norwegian verse.
14” Diam.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $35
Starting Bid $125
Silent Auction
Final Bid: $130
Nancy Schmidt, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Gold Medal in Rosemaling 1990
#861 Hanging cabinet with Os rosemaling and Norwegian verse. Translated verse: “The biggest joy is to rejoice over nothing. Rejoice not what you can or will do but rejoice at nothing and everything, rejoice because you exist.”
17” L. x 7” W. x 22.25” H.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $50
Starting Bid $350
Live Auction
Final Bid: $425
Ione Schopen, Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Gold Medal in Rosemaling 2004
#862 Plate with Vest Agder rosemaling.
16” Diam. x 1.5” H.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $35
Starting Bid $300
Silent Auction
Final Bid: $100
Jean Schutte, Castalia, Iowa
Vesterheim Instructor
#863 Norwegian market basket, willow. Reproduction of a basket in the Vesterheim Collection.
15.5” L. x 11.5” W. x 14” H.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $50
Starting Bid $40
Silent Auction
Final Bid: $80
Naoko Seto, Irvine, California
Gold Medal in Rosemaling 2004
#864 Lazy susan with Os rosemaling and Norwegian verse. Translated verse: “The most beautiful flower is one that you cannot see. It lives in a thought, and not on a stalk.”
17” Diam. x 3.5” H.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $35
Starting Bid $220
Live Auction
Final Bid: $330
Marie Sollom, Rancho Palos Verde, California
Gold Medal in Rosemaling 2007
#865 Ale bowl with geometric Hallingdal rosemaling and Norwegian verse. Translated verse: “Before I was in the forest green, now I am a bowl so fine.”
9” Diam. x 12” W. (w/handles) x 2” H.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $35
Starting Bid $130
Silent Auction
Final Bid: $320
Mark Staples, Star Prairie, Wisconsin
Vesterheim Ribbon Winner
#866 Ambar made of cherry wood
10” Diam. x 16.5” H.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $35
Starting Bid $200
Silent Auction
Final Bid: $230
Gene Tokheim, Dawson, Minnesota
Gold Medal in Knifemaking 2000
#867 Hedmark knife, with brass trim, birch handle, and leather sheath in a presentation box. Handle and sheath by Gene Tokheim, blade by Bergen Bastingsen, presentation box by Roger Tokheim.
Knife: 7.5” L.; Sheath: 8.25” L. x 1.75” W.;
Box:
10.75” L. x 6.5” W. x 3.5” H.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $35
Starting Bid $420
Silent Auction
Final Bid: $500
Sara Tollefson, Preston, Minnesota
Vesterheim Ribbon Winner
#868 Amish-made bathroom basket with Telemark rosemaling.
17.5” L. x 6.25” W. x 6.5” H.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $35
Starting Bid $75
Silent Auction
Final Bid: $75
Germaine Vincent, Menominee, Michigan
Vesterheim Ribbon Winner
#869 Porringer or handled bowl with Hallingdal rosemaling. Bowl made by Mark Staples.
6.75” Diam. x 12.5” W. (w/ handles) x 10.25” H.
Donated by the artist
Packing and insured shipping $35
Starting Bid $100
Silent Auction
Final Bid: $100
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