Fine & Decorative Arts by Hoch LTD.
By Hoch Ltd
Feb 16, 2025
426 W Gay St, Suite B, West Chester, PA, United States
Our February 16th, 2025 Fine & Decorative Arts by Hoch LTD. auction features an appealing variety of objects from Greater Philadelphia and Northeast estates and collections. Fine jewelry, paintings including works by John Thornton, Robert Terry, Louis Aston Knight, John J. Inglis, and Lester Raymer, Americana including an antique Ohio Star quilt ca. 1820, Inuit and Native American sculptures and artwork, Murano and contemporary studio art glass, a single-owner collection of mortars and pestles, artwork from the Rodger LaPelle Galleries collection, modern art and design, and much more highlight the sale.

LOT 141:

Daniel Strawser Jr. Folk Art Animal Train Carvings

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Sold for: $1,100
Start price:
$ 500
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $2,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 6% On the full lot's price and commission
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
Auction took place on Feb 16, 2025 at Hoch Ltd
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Daniel Strawser Jr. Folk Art Animal Train Carvings
Description: A twelve-piece carved and painted American folk art animal train set by Daniel Strawser Jr. of Murfreesboro, TN. Each train car features a unique animal and color scheme, the engine being driven by a rat, and the wheels for each car rotate. Strawser is a fourth generation Pennsylvania German folk artist whose family is well established in the Berks County, Pennsylvania arts community.
Materials: Wood
Markings & Inscriptions: Signed, inscribed, located, and dated to the underside
Date: 1998
Maker: Daniel Strawser Jr.


Dimensions: Each piece measures approximately 6" x 11.5" x 5.25". The engine measures approximately 8.5" x 15" x 5.25".
Provenance: From a Bally, Pennsylvania collection.

*This lot is sold subject to a reserve*
Condition: Good condition, minor surface wear, areas of minor dust accretion, scattered minor staining to bases.