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Carved Wooden Cigar Store Indian Princess
$43,875List Price
About the Item
Perhaps the most distinct and recognizable form of American folk art, the cigar store Indian was once a familiar sight along busy Victorian streets. Their carvers became the first documented European sculptors in America, and artists such as Samuel A. Robb and John L. Cromwell were some of the best known and most prominent of these craftsmen. Rare and distinctive parts of America’s folk art history, figures such as this one are actively sought by cigar aficionados and collectors of Americana alike.
Provenance:
The Dudley E. Waters Collection, Grand Rapides, Michigan.
The Haffenreffer Collection of Cigar Store Indians, Parke-Bernet Galleries, October 10, 1956.
Reference:
Lawrence F. Jessup, “The Tobacconists Tribe of Treen,” Antiques Magazine (September 1930) p. 233. fig. 2. According to this article on the collection of Dudley E. Waters, this tobacconist figure is reputed to have come from a Northern Michigan cigar store.
- Dimensions:Height: 69 in (175.26 cm)Width: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Depth: 22 in (55.88 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1895
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- Seller Location:New Orleans, LA
- Reference Number:Seller: 29-23211stDibs: U100628891178
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