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Carved Female Doll Figure in a Bonnet
Lot: 1Sold for: $2,460$2,000Carved Female Doll Figure in a Bonnet, 19th century, carved facial features surrounded by a stylized bonnet, the torso with exaggerated hips, (lacks legs),figure ht. 6 in., with custom stand. more ...
Small Carved Pair of Busts
Lot: 2Sold for: $369$300Small Carved Pair of Busts, late 19th/early 20th century, a male and a female, similarly carved with stylized features, overall ht. 4 1/2 in., including custom plinth. The Marvill Collection more ...
Carved Ebonized Bust of a Man
Lot: 3Sold for: $246$200Carved Ebonized Bust of a Man, 19th century, with stylized features and a reclining upper posture, on custom black plinth, overall ht. 7 1/2, figure ht. 5 3/4 in. The Marvill Collection more ...
Carved Walnut Head of a Black Man
Lot: 4Sold for: $615$500Carved Walnut Head of a Black Man, possibly Georgia, 19th century, ht. 7 1/2 in. The Marvill Collection more ...
Carved Female Head and Torso
Lot: 5Sold for: $400$325Carved Female Head and Torso, 19th century, with carved and painted facial details, exaggerated lower torso, ht. 9 1/4 in. The Marvill Collection more ...
Carved Wooden Doll
Lot: 6Sold for: $461$375Carved Wooden Doll, probably Maine, c. 1800, well-worn facial features, figure ht. 7 3/4 in., with custom stand. Provenance: Diamant Gallery, 1979. The Marvill Collection more ...
Carved Chippewa Love Charm in the Figure of a Woman
Lot: 7Sold for: $2,337$1,900Carved Chippewa Love Charm in the Figure of a Woman, late 19th century, a carved braid down her back, figure ht. 5 1/2 in., with custom stand. Provenance: Dr. Peter Furst; Channing Dale more ...
Carved Wood Figure of a Woman Lifting Her Skirt
Lot: 8Sold for: $2,337$1,900Carved Wood Figure of a Woman Lifting Her Skirt, America, c. 1925-35, the figure with accentuated carved body details posed with arms suggestively lifting her skirt, wearing high-heeled shoes, old more ...
Carved Androgynous Figure in a Top Hat
Lot: 9Sold for: $24,600$20,000Carved Androgynous Figure in a Top Hat, America, c. 1869-70, the yellow pine figure with crossed arms and female lower anatomy, standing on a square plinth with black-painted top hat, figure ht. 13 more ...
Large Carved and Painted Female Doll Figure
Lot: 10Sold for: $20,910$17,000Large Carved and Painted Female Doll Figure, possibly Kentucky, early 19th century, carved facial features and rough-hewn stylized body, (lacks arms),ht. 36 in. Provenance: Northeast Auctions, more ...
Carved Ventriloquist's Dummy Head
Lot: 11Sold for: $1,722$1,400Carved Ventriloquist's Dummy Head, New York State, late 19th century, the head constructed of laminated spruce with finely carved facial details, ears, and articulated mouth, incorporating cloth and more ...
Carved Wood Head of Man
Lot: 12Sold for: $615$500Carved Wood Head of Man, 19th century, traces of gilt in face, indistinct stamp below right ear, and branded "22 1/4," ht. 9 1/4 in., on custom stand. The Marvill Collection more ...
Three Carved Portrait Heads
Lot: 13Sold for: $3,998$3,250Three Carved Portrait Heads, Georgia, late 19th/early 20th century, the largest head carved from a cherry log possibly depicting a balding white male, the other two figures carved from pine logs more ...
Painted Wood Scarecrow Bust
Lot: 14Sold for: $2,583$2,100Painted Wood Scarecrow Bust, New England, c. 1900-10, the blue-eyed man with exaggerated cowlick, carved features, and blue-painted eyes, joined with strips of rubber, ht. 26 in., hangs from a rope more ...
Carved and Painted Black Man Carnival Target
Lot: 15Sold for: $1,230$1,000Carved and Painted Black Man Carnival Target, 19th century, with carved head and facial features, the head hinged and tips backward when struck, (imperfections),ht. 21 3/4 in., with custom stand. more ...
American School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman
Lot: 16UnsoldAmerican School, Early 19th Century Portrait of a Gentleman Signed and dated "Lydia Friechler/1837" l.c. Watercolor on paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in., in a flat red-painted pine frame. Condition: more ...
Monumental Carved and Black-painted Bust of an African American Man
Lot: 17Sold for: $19,680$16,000Monumental Carved and Black-painted Bust of an African American Man, possibly Upstate New York, c. 1850-60, the yellow pine torso with bold carved facial and body details, from the waist to the top more ...
Carved and Painted Articulated Black Figure with Original Clothing
Lot: 18Sold for: $3,567$2,900Carved and Painted Articulated Black Figure with Original Clothing, late 19th century, carved wood throughout, wearing a black jacket with red buttons, high-waisted pants, and a single shoe, more ...
Carved and Polychrome Painted Figure of Black Man
Lot: 19Sold for: $4,305$3,500Carved and Polychrome Painted Figure of Black Man, c. 1900, with red vest and blue pants, possibly a whirligig missing its paddles, ht. 11 1/2 in., on a custom stand. Provenance: Ricco/Maresca, more ...
Carved and Painted Pine Clothed Black Man Ventriloquist Dummy
Lot: 20Sold for: $923$750Carved and Painted Pine Clothed Black Man Ventriloquist Dummy, America, c. 1880-90, moveable lower lip and eyes, with black yarn hair, painted facial features and blue eyes, dressed in a wool coat more ...
Carved and Painted Pine Figure of an African American Man
Lot: 21UnsoldCarved and Painted Pine Figure of an African American Man, reportedly New Orleans, early 19th century, possibly depicting a slave, with glass eyes, carved features, inlaid teeth, and bracelets on more ...
Carved Wood Figure of a Black Minister
Lot: 22Sold for: $923$750Carved Wood Figure of a Black Minister, North Carolina, 1860-80, the seated figure wearing a green vest, with a book, presumably a bible, open on his lap, the carver probably influenced by a more ...
American School, Late 19th Century Preparing for Dinner
Lot: 23Sold for: $11,070$9,000American School, Late 19th Century Preparing for Dinner Unsigned. Oil on canvas, showing an African American family in a domestic setting, the gentleman having procured a chicken and root more ...
American School, 20th Century De Fust Knock-Down
Lot: 24Sold for: $1,599$1,300American School, 20th Century De Fust Knock-Down Unsigned, titled l.r. Oil on canvas, 12 x 16 in. Condition: Relined, minor retouch. Provenance: Hirschl & Adler Folk, New York, 1987. The more ...
Carved and Painted Articulated Trade Figure
Lot: 25UnsoldCarved and Painted Articulated Trade Figure, America, c. 1900-10, the brown-painted figure with painted eyes and lips and articulated arms and black-painted feet, on a black base, overall ht. 69 3/4 more ...
Black-painted Terra-cotta Head
Lot: 26Sold for: $523$425Black-painted Terra-cotta Head, late 19th/early 20th century, with modeled hair, ears, and facial features, allover black paint, ht. 8 1/4 in., with custom plinth. Provenance: Frank Maresca. more ...
Carved Limestone Stone Head of a Man
Lot: 27Sold for: $1,968$1,600Carved Limestone Stone Head of a Man, late 19th century, the figure with exaggerated facial features on an integral square base, ht. 11 in. Provenance: Found in Bloomington, Indiana; collection more ...
Carved Slate Memorial Figure
Lot: 28Sold for: $3,321$2,700Carved Slate Memorial Figure, c. 1825-50, ht. 27 in. Literature: Illustrated in Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca, American Vernacular, New Discoveries in Folk, Self-taught, and Outsider Sculpture more ...
Carved Locustwood Fence Post Head
Lot: 29Sold for: $1,476$1,200Carved Locustwood Fence Post Head, Russel Risley, Kirby, Vermont, c. 1875-90, the carved head on a rough-hewn post, figure ht. 47 1/4 in., on a white square base. Provenance: Frank Maresca, more ...
Carved Bust of a Woman
Lot: 30Sold for: $2,706$2,200Carved Bust of a Woman, possibly Essex, Massachusetts, 18th century, with traces of early white and black paint, ht. 15 in., mounted on a short black plinth. Provenance: Dr. William Greenspon; more ...