Carved Burl Head

Description:

Carved Burl Head, probably New York State, late 19th/early 20th century, the burl with minimally carved eyes, nose, and mouth, with custom stand, ht. 10 in.

Provenance: Originally purchased out of a Central New York State home; Roger R. Ricco American Art, 1985.

Literature: Illustrated in Roger Ricco and Frank Maresca, American Primitive (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988),p. 244, fig. 349.
The Marvill Collection
Estimate $600-800


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