On Thursday and Friday, Jan. 13 and 14, Pook & Pook will auction a number of rare and important works of American folk art and fraktur, as well as a large group of tall case clocks and fine art in its wide-ranging Americana and International Sale. Among the folk art offerings will be a rare large John Scholl (1827-1916) standing sculpture. Typical of his best work and standing over six feet tall, three tiers of colonnades support elaborate decorated cornices, all painted red, white, and blue, resting on a pedestal supported by a shelf and four downward-sloping brackets and shoe feet. A Pennsylvania German carpenter, after retirement he started whittling toys, wall plaques, and free-standing sculptures. He referred to the free-standing sculptures as Celebrations, celebrating occasions such as Christmas, spring, weddings, and snow. His entire collection was purchased by the noted collectors Adele Earnest and Cordelia Hamilton and exists now in major collections including the Smithsonian, the American Folk Art Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. A very fine period tiger maple shelf with scalloped sides retaining an old patina and four shelves, and with a collection of 34 Pennsylvania German small wallpaper boxes, pin cushions, and carvings originally assembled by Paul and Rita Flack of and later added to by noted artist and collector Barry Cohen, is a tour de force. The two-day auction has a fine selection of high quality fraktur, highlighted by the work of the Engraver Artist (active 1791-1804), Christian Alsdorf (active 1789-1821), Rev. Henry Young, and Daniel Peterman, many others. Among the expected top lots in the strong category will be a Daniel Otto Flat Tulip Artist Centre County, Pa., birth certificate, from the Krumrine collection, and a rare Hanovertown Artist printed and hand colored birth certificate. Weathervanes will have a strong presence with a 19th-century copper horse and sulky with cast zinc head and an old verdigris surface, a late 19th-century swell bodied copper hackney horse with an old gilt and verdigris surface, a swell bodied cockerel, and Angel Gabriel examples. Other Americana lots not to miss are a collection of 19th-century fire helmets, a collection of American flags, trade signs, quilts, coverlets, and a carved and painted carousel horse, ca. 1900, attributed to the Dentzel Company, Germantown, Pa., retaining an old paint history and a Harry Hartman provenance. Also noted is a pair of large wrought-iron andirons, early 20th century, in the manner of Samuel Yellin, with bronze figural tops, tulip engraved plinths, and large dragon heads. Fine Pennsylvania furniture will feature a Berks County painted pine dower chest, dated 1806, retaining its original lid decoration and a number of added features like spread-winged eagles, birds, and roosters; it is an especially fine example from this group of chests, in a very fine state of preservation. Also of note is a painted poplar hanging wall box, mid 19th century, retaining its original decoration with flowers and fruit on a red ground. A painted pine dower chest retaining its original sgrafitto pinwheel decoration on an ochre-sponged ground, a fine walnut two-part Dutch cupboard, ca. 1800, and a Mahantongo Valley painted poplar dower chest, dated 1828, inscribed Daniel Ganser, with two ivory astragal panels on a flame grained ground, are all exceptional Pennsylvania items. Other furniture will include a Massachusetts Queen Anne mahogany tea table, ca. 1765, with a tray top and scalloped apron, supported by cabriole legs terminating in pad feet, and furniture ranging from the Hudson Valley, Delaware, New England, and Massachusetts to a George III settee, dining table, and bookcase. Pottery includes Staffordshire salt glaze bear cistern and cover, mid-18th century, the seated figure holding a dog in its arms, ex. Titus Geesey and ex. Irvin and Anita Schorsch. Many pieces of silver will include a large Gorham sterling silver compote, 1871, with figural support, a Bailey & Co. sterling berry bowl with wirework strawberry design, a New York sterling tureen, ca. 1870, by Wood & Hughes, with figural handles, Georgian sterling candlesticks, and a Gorham coin silver tea urn, mid-19th century, retailed by Tucker & Co. with repousse floral decoration and satyr mask handles. The sale also includes many high quality Modern art items and a selection of antiques from across the pond, concluding with a selection of carpets. To view the online catalog, visit www.pookandpook.com. For additional information, call 610-269-4040 or email info@pookandpook.com. The first session of the auction begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13. The second session begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 14. For questions about condition or requests for additional photographs, email conditions@pookandpook.com.