Longhorned Chair

Description:

My grandfather, Charles Bonge, (1870-1935) supposedly won this chair in a poker game in Nebraska. The chair was made during the era of the old West cattle drive days.  Before the live steers could be loaded into the railroad cattle cars, the horns were cut off. Evidently many things were made from the excess horns including this chair. What makes the piece unusual is it made from nine sets of matched horns from nine different animals.  It has the original upholstery with Victorian fringe. The horns are attached to seat bottom with what looks like nails from the time period.  In the state of Washington, twenty years ago, my uncle received an appraisal on the chair for $10,000.

Güterbock Painting

Description:

This painting is 28½ inches high by 22½ inches wide and signed in the lower left by “L(?) Güterbock” – possibly the German painter Leopold Güterbock, circa 1820-1881.  Colors are red, brown, yellow, and blue, but cleaning is needed.  There is a 2” tear towards the upper right corner and four gouges ranging between ¼ inch and ¾ inch, one of which breaks through the canvas.  The painting is from the antiques shop my mother owned in the 1950s and 1960s.

Sugar Shakers

Description:

We think these sugar shakers are from late 1800's to early 1900's.  The white shaker is a ribbed milk glass and the other a pink swirl, both with pewter lids.