02-25-200102-25-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2056
February 25, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
1230

Carved Maple Bentwood Figural Cane

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$431$375
Auction: Sale #2056 - 2056Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 25, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

Carved Maple Bentwood Figural Cane, probably Iroquois, early to mid-19th century, handle terminating in the head of a bald man, no stand, (shrinkage crack),ht. 33 3/4, wd. 1 1/4 in. Provenance: John Krynick, Francis Nestor. Literature: For a similar example see George H. Meyer, AMERICAN FOLK ART CANES, (Seattle, 1992),p. 92, fig. 156.
Estimate $1,700-1,900

Keywords

head , John Krynick, Francis Nestor, George H. Meyer, Seattle