02-09-201802-10-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3075BBoston
February 9, 2018 04:00 PMCalender
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Staffordshire Figure of John Brown with African American Children at His Side

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$1,353$1,100
Auction: Discovery - 3075BLocation: BostonDate / Time: February 09, 2018 4:00PM

Description:

Staffordshire Figure of John Brown with African American Children at His Side, c. 1860, ht. 11 in.

Note: John Brown (1800-1859) was a leading American abolitionist who believed insurrection was the only way to rid the United States of slavery.
Estimate $600-800

gilt wear; sm. chip under glaze on the back of the base;


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