Carved, Painted, and Gilded Odd Fellows Lodge Serpent and Rod Staff

Description:

Carved, Painted, and Gilded Odd Fellows Lodge Serpent and Rod Staff, America, c. 1850, the black and gold serpent with detailed head and mouth, spiraling around a tapered green-painted staff with a gold ball top, with custom stand, lg. 64 in.

Provenance: Richard W. Oliver Auction, Kennebunk, Maine, June 26, 1988.
Provenance: The Arthur & Sybil Kern Collection of American Folk Art.
Estimate $1,500-2,500


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