Gray- and Gold-painted Odd Fellows Altar with Carrying Poles

Description:

Gray- and Gold-painted Odd Fellows Altar with Carrying Poles, America, late 19th century, the top with gold-painted frieze with outward projecting horns at the corners on a gray-painted pedestal with tapering sides and cast iron rings for the turned and gold-painted carrying poles, recessed and molded panels with painted floral decoration, and wide angular base with gold- and black-painted decoration, ht. 46 3/4, wd. 26 1/2, dp. 27 in.

Provenance: Collected from an Odd Fellows lodge in Iowa.
The Thomas and Audrey Metzger Odd Fellows Collection
Estimate $300-500


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