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Style: Victorian
Place of Origin: American
Folk Art Pair of American Victorian Carved Drapes for Funeral Car
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Victorian stripped carved wood (funeral hearse) drapes (PRICED AS PAIR).
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique American Sculptures and Carvings
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Early 20th Century Carved Wooden Figure of a Mormon
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The Mormon
We are proud to offer a unique hand carved early 20th century figure of a traditional Mormon. Wonderfully carved from a single piece of hard wood, detailing an angel at t...
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1910s Victorian Vintage American Sculptures and Carvings
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Originally based on lures used for winter spear fishing, see below for the Duluth Fish Decoy story.
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I don’t know a web site from a stick of fire wood but the kids and grand-kids have been pestering me to get one for years. In fact, I told Jim, you make the web thing and I'll make the decoys that go on it. But with the demand being more than I can keep up with, he's been making them right alongside of me - just like when he was a kid. Great to keep it in the family - two generations of DFD. Who'd of thunk it.
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