Blue- and Red-painted and Gilt Heart and Hand and Serpent Odd Fellows Warden's Staff with Stand

Description:

Blue- and Red-painted and Gilt Heart and Hand and Serpent Odd Fellows Warden's Staff with Stand, America, late 19th century, the gilt hand with red heart and blue sleeve cuff on a blue-painted pole with gilt serpent, standing in a gold-painted heart shaped base with chain link supports, ht. 77 3/4 in.

Provenance: Collected from an Odd Fellows lodge in Colorado.
The Thomas and Audrey Metzger Odd Fellows Collection
Estimate $1,500-2,500

The serpent's head has been reattached, wear on overall staff from use, scattered scratches and paint loss.


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