Gold- and Black-painted Heart and Hand Odd Fellows Warden's Staff with Stand

Description:

Gold- and Black-painted Heart and Hand Odd Fellows Warden's Staff with Stand, America, late 19th century, gilt hand with thumb partially covering a red heart, carved and black-painted cuff and pole mounted in a gold-painted collapsible base, ht. 70 3/4 in.

Provenance: Collected from an Odd Fellows lodge in Indiana.
The Thomas and Audrey Metzger Odd Fellows Collection
Estimate $800-1,200


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