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Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3167BBoston
November 3, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Carved and Painted Articulated Black Figure with Original Clothing

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$3,567$2,900
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3167BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 03, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Carved 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, (imperfections),on custom stand, overall ht. 19 in.

Provenance: Ricco/Maresca, 1996; David Wheatcroft, Westborough, Massachusetts.

Literature: Illustrated in Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca, American Vernacular, New Discoveries in Folk, Self-taught, and Outsider Sculpture (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2002),p. 128.
The Marvill Collection
Estimate $8,000-12,000

hair gone, jacket threadbare, paint losses and chips


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David Wheatcroft, Westborough