Brams/Americana
02-25-200102-25-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2056
February 25, 2001 10:00 AM
Sell one like this
$1,725$1,500
Auction: Sale #2056 - 2056Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 25, 2001 10:00AM
Description:
Carved Pine Head of a Boy, possibly by Simeon Skillen, early 19th century, old dark natural patina, no stand, ht. 10 1/4, wd. 7, dp. 8 in. Provenance: Hulsey/Kelter. Literature: Nina Fletcher Little's catalog, THE ABBY ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER FOLK ART COLLECTION, (Williamsburg, 1957),p. 300, fig. 143, pictures a bust head whose hair and facial features bear strong resemblance to this head. Little has suggested that an attribution to Skillen might be possible, based on an entry in his account book and presumably on the style of the carving.
Estimate $2,800-3,200