Carved and White-painted Trade Sign in the Form of a Crawling Baby

Description:

Carved and White-painted Trade Sign in the Form of a Crawling Baby, probably Midwestern United States, c. 1925-30, the figure with outstretched arm, ht. 22 1/2, lg. 21, dp. 4 in.

Provenance: Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, to a private Massachusetts collection.

Literature: Frank Maresca, Roger Ricco, American Vernacular, pp. 254-55, illustrated.
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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